Hyodo, Fujio
- Institutionen för skogens ekologi och skötsel, Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet
Sammanfattning
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
Publicerad i
Soil Biology and Biochemistry
2007, volym: 39, nummer: 7, sidor: 1820-1823
Utgivare: PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
SLU författare
UKÄ forskningsämne
Skogsvetenskap
Publikationens identifierare
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.soilbio.2007.01.028
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https://res.slu.se/id/publ/15790