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Research article - Peer-reviewed, 2007

The feeding habits of collembola along decomposition gradients using stable carbon and nitrogen isotope analyses

Hishi T, Hyodo F, Saitoh S, Takeda H

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

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Soil Biology and Biochemistry
2007, Volume: 39, number: 7, pages: 1820-1823
Publisher: PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD

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    UKÄ Subject classification

    Forest Science

    Publication Identifiers

    DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.soilbio.2007.01.028

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    https://res.slu.se/id/publ/15790