Trophic structure of oribatid mite communities from six different oak forests (Quercus robur)

Soil Biology and Biochemistry

Volumn 83, Issue , 2015, Pages 93-99

  Corral Hernández, Elena ^a   Maraun, Mark ^b   Iturrondobeitia, J Carlos ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE BASQUE COUNTRY UPV EHU   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Litter calibration; Oak forest (Quercus robur); Oribatid mites; Stable isotopes ratios (15N 14N, 13C 12C); Trophic levels

Indexed keywords

CALIBRATION; ECOSYSTEMS; FIRE HAZARDS; ISOTOPES; PLASTICITY;

FOREST ECOSYSTEM; ORIBATID MITE COMMUNITIES; ORIBATID MITES; QUERCUS ROBUR; STABLE ISOTOPE RATIOS; STABLE ISOTOPES; TROPHIC LEVEL; TROPHIC STRUCTURE;

FORESTRY;

CALIBRATION; DECIDUOUS FOREST; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; FOREST SOIL; ISOTOPIC RATIO; MITE; SOIL FAUNA; STABLE ISOTOPE; TROPHIC LEVEL; TROPHIC STRUCTURE;

ARACHNIDS; FOREST LITTER; ISOTOPES; QUERCUS ROBUR;

ACARI; ANIMALIA; DAMAEUS; NANHERMANNIA NANA; ORIBATIDA; PLATYNOTHRUS PELTIFER; QUERCUS ROBUR; STEGANACARUS MAGNUS; XENILLUS TEGEOCRANUS;

EID: 84922439592     PISSN: 00380717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.soilbio.2015.01.013     Document Type: Article

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