Methane release from millipedes and other soil invertebrates in Central Europe

0327133 - BC 2010 RIV GB eng J - Journal Article
Šustr, Vladimír - Šimek, Miloslav
Methane release from millipedes and other soil invertebrates in Central Europe.
Soil Biology and Biochemistry. Roč. 41, č. 8 (2009), s. 1684-1688. ISSN 0038-0717
Institutional research plan: CEZ:AV0Z60660521
Keywords : invertebrates * diplopoda * methane production
Subject RIV: EH - Ecology, Behaviour
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The potential for methane production was investigated in 47 species of soil invertebrates. No detectable methane production was found in slugs, earthworms, potworms oribatid mites, woodlices, springtails, centipedes, ants and soil diptera larvae. However, significant methane production was found in several temperate millipedes including some species from the order Julida (Leptoiulus trilobatus, Megaphyllum projectum, Megaphyllum unilineatum, Unciger transsilvanicus, Unciger foetidus, Leptoiulus proximus, Julus scandinavius). On the other hand, methane production was not confirmed in Cylindroiulus boleti which belongs to the same family. Members of the other orders (Glomerida and Polydesmida) did not release methane with the exception of one questionable recorded release in Polydesmus complanatus (Polydesmida, Polydesmidae).
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