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SOIL BIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY
卷 83, 期 -, 页码 93-99出版社
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.soilbio.2015.01.013
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Oribatid mites; Trophic levels; Stable isotopes ratios (N-15/N-14, C-13/C-12); Litter calibration; Oak forest (Quercus robur)
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- Basque Country (UPV-EHU)
- Basque Government [IE07-205]
The degree of trophic plasticity in soil animals is intensely debated. We used stable isotope ratios (N-15/N-14, C-13/C-12) of oribatid mite species from six oak (Quercus robur) forests to investigate (1) if trophic niches vary between forests and (2) the range of trophic levels spanned by oribatid mites. Using litter as baseline stable isotope signatures of most oribatid mite species differed between forests. Therefore, the stable isotope signatures were re-calibrated using stable isotope values of Platynothrus peltifer as primary decomposer species occurring in each of the six forests. Re-calibrated values of nine species (Cerachipteria jugata, Damaeus clavipes, Neotrichoppia variabilis, Oppia denticulata, Hermaniella dolosa, Steganacarus magnus, Ceratozetes peritus, Nanhermannia nana, Xenillus tegeocranus, Eremaeus cordiformis) differed significantly between forests indicating trophic plasticity in most of the studied oribatid mite species. Overall, calibrated stable isotope ratios spanned over 8.7 delta units for N-15 and 5.9 delta units for C-13 indicating that in forest ecosystems oribatid mite species span about three trophic levels. (C) 2015 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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