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T1 - The diet and food preferences of Onychiurus procampatus (Collembola) from upland grassland soils.
AU - Bardgett, R. D.
AU - Whittaker, J. B.
AU - Frankland, J. C.
PY - 1993/10
Y1 - 1993/10
N2 - Specimens of Onychiurus procampatus (Collembola) observed grazing on fungal mycelia were collected from the surface soil of three differently manged upland grasslands. A general trend of an increasing proportion of Collembola with a full gut was found along a gradient of reduced sheep management intensity, which was correlated with increased fungal biomass. In the laboratory, this collembolan showed a consistent order of preference for the mycelium of seven common fungal species isolated from the field sites.
AB - Specimens of Onychiurus procampatus (Collembola) observed grazing on fungal mycelia were collected from the surface soil of three differently manged upland grasslands. A general trend of an increasing proportion of Collembola with a full gut was found along a gradient of reduced sheep management intensity, which was correlated with increased fungal biomass. In the laboratory, this collembolan showed a consistent order of preference for the mycelium of seven common fungal species isolated from the field sites.
KW - Collembola - Food preferences - Grassland - Fungi - Gut contents
U2 - 10.1007/BF00369308
DO - 10.1007/BF00369308
M3 - Journal article
VL - 16
SP - 296
EP - 298
JO - Biology and Fertility of Soils
JF - Biology and Fertility of Soils
SN - 0178-2762
IS - 4
ER -