Small-scale spatial heterogeneity of stable isotopes signatures (δ15N, δ13C) in Sphagnum sp. transfers to all trophic levels in oribatid mites

Soil Biology and Biochemistry

Volumn 100, Issue , 2016, Pages 242-251

  Lehmitz, Ricarda ^a   Maraun, Mark ^b  

^a SENCKENBERG MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY GÖRLITZ   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Heterogeneity; Oribatid mites; Peatland; Sphagnum; Stable isotopes; Trophic niche

Indexed keywords

ECOLOGY; WETLANDS;

HETEROGENEITY; ORIBATID MITES; PEATLAND; SPHAGNUM; STABLE ISOTOPES; TROPHIC NICHE;

ISOTOPES;

BIOFILM; COEXISTENCE; CORRELATION; FOOD WEB; HETEROGENEITY; MICROHABITAT; MITE; MOBILITY; MOSS; NEMATODE; NICHE; PEATLAND; PROTOZOAN; STABLE ISOTOPE; TROPHIC LEVEL;

ACARI; ANIMALIA; HYDROZETES; HYPOCHTHONIUS RUFULUS; LIMNOZETES; NEMATODA; NOTHRUS; OPPIELLA; ORIBATIDA; PLATYNOTHRUS PELTIFER; PROTOZOA; RHYSOTRITIA ARDUA; SPHAGNUM;

EID: 84976617605     PISSN: 00380717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.soilbio.2016.06.005     Document Type: Article

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