Relationships Among Fine Roots, Fungal Hyphae and Soil Microarthropods Among Different Soil Microhabitats in a Temperate Coniferous Forest of Chamaecyparis obtuse

Relationships among fine roots, fungal hyphae and soil microarthropods among different soil microhabitats in a temperate coniferous forest of Chamaecyparis obtuse were studied. Soil microarthropods were the most abundant and diverse faunal group among terrestrial ecosystems. Soil organisms depended...

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Published in:European journal of soil biology 2008-09, Vol.44 (5), p.473-473
Main Authors: Hishi, Takuo, Fujimaki, Reiji, McGonigle, Terence P, Takeda, Hiroshi
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Language:English
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Summary:Relationships among fine roots, fungal hyphae and soil microarthropods among different soil microhabitats in a temperate coniferous forest of Chamaecyparis obtuse were studied. Soil microarthropods were the most abundant and diverse faunal group among terrestrial ecosystems. Soil organisms depended on two different carbon sources, dead organic matter and living roots, and these food web pathways drove carbon and nutrient cycling in soil ecosystems. It was observed that the total number of each major group of Acari was higher in the fermentation and humus production (FH)-substrate than in the mineral soil (M)-substrate. It was concluded that the importance of two energy sources for soil food webs was different among soil substrates.
ISSN:1164-5563