Microhabitat heterogeneity enhances soil macrofauna and plant species diversity in an Ash - Field Maple woodland
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- 作者：Victoria J. Burtona ; b ; v.burton@nhm.ac.uk" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author ; Paul Eggletona
- 关键词：Soil biodiversity ; Plant biodiversity ; Multivariate ordination ; Small-scale heterogeneity ; Woodland
- 刊名：European Journal of Soil Biology
- 出版年：2016
- 出版时间：July-August 2016
- 年：2016
- 卷：75
- 期：Complete
- 页码：97-106
- 全文大小：1834 K
文摘
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Plant and soil macrofauna in 11 microhabitats in temperate woodland were compared.
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Winkler bags and hand sorting soil were used to extract invertebrates.
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Plant species were more strongly associated with microhabitat differences than invertebrates.
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Deadwood microhabitats had a distinct fauna of saproxylic leaf litter invertebrates.
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The disturbed microhabitat was characterised by ruderal plant and earthworm species.