Hyodo, Fujio
- Department of Forest Ecology and Management, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Abstract
We measured the natural stable carbon (C) and nitrogen (N) isotope ratio patterns of collembola and the organic substrates of their habitats and potential food sources in a warm temperate coniferous forest. Based on previous studies, we classified collembola into successional classes along litter decomposition gradients: early colonizers, late colonizers, and dominants-throughout. The stable C and N isotope ratios of late colonizers exceeded those of early colonizers, and those of the dominants-throughout were intermediate between early and late colonizers, which is consistent with previous studies on two macro-invertebrates, earthworms and termites. The C and N isotopic signature differences in collembola may reflect food resource partitioning along decomposition gradients. (c) 2007 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved
Published in
Soil Biology and Biochemistry
2007, volume: 39, number: 7, pages: 1820-1823
Publisher: PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
SLU Authors
UKÄ Subject classification
Forest Science
Publication identifier
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.soilbio.2007.01.028
Permanent link to this page (URI)
https://res.slu.se/id/publ/15790