Collembola feeding habits and niche specialization in agricultural grasslands of different composition

Soil Biology and Biochemistry

Volumn 74, Issue , 2014, Pages 31-38

  Sechi, Valentina ^a,c   D'Annibale, Alessandra ^a   Ambus, Per ^b   Sárossy, Zsuzsa ^b   Krogh, Paul Henning ^a   Eriksen, Jørgen ^a   Holmstrup, Martin ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

^c WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Carbon dynamics; Clover; Fatty acid biomarkers; Grass; Stable isotopes; Trophic link

Indexed keywords

CARBON; CROPS; FATTY ACIDS; FEEDING; ISOTOPES; MIXTURES; NUTRITION; VEGETATION;

CARBON DYNAMICS; CLOVER; FATTY ACID BIOMARKERS; GRASS; STABLE ISOTOPES; TROPHIC LINK;

SOILS;

BIOMARKER; CARBON ISOTOPE; CRUSTACEAN; DIET; FATTY ACID; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; FOOD AVAILABILITY; GRASSLAND; HABITAT TYPE; ISOTOPIC RATIO; NICHE; PALATABILITY; PASTURE; SOIL MICROORGANISM; SOIL QUALITY; SPECIALIZATION; TROPHIC INTERACTION;

EID: 84896275912     PISSN: 00380717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.soilbio.2014.02.019     Document Type: Article

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