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Short term and long term effects of bibionid (Diptera: Bibionidae) larvae feeding on microbial respiration and alder litter decomposition

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    0328534 - BC 2010 RIV FR eng J - Journal Article
    Frouz, Jan - Šimek, Miloslav
    Short term and long term effects of bibionid (Diptera: Bibionidae) larvae feeding on microbial respiration and alder litter decomposition.
    European Journal of Soil Biology. Roč. 45, č. 2 (2009), s. 192-197. ISSN 1164-5563. E-ISSN 1778-3615
    R&D Projects: GA ČR GA526/03/1259; GA ČR(CZ) GA526/06/0728; GA AV ČR 1QS600660505; GA AV ČR IAA600660605
    Institutional research plan: CEZ:AV0Z60660521
    Keywords : Bibio * Penthetria * carbon storage
    Subject RIV: EH - Ecology, Behaviour
    Impact factor: 1.247, year: 2009

    Temporal changes of microbial respiration of leaf litter during gut passage by two species of bibionid flies (Penthetria holosericae, Bibio marci) and immediately after defecation were studied as well as the effect of B. marci feeding on microbial respiration in the remaining consumed leaf litter. Respiration in the guts of both species was lower than respiration of the original leaves. Microbial respiration increased after defecation, but respiration was higher in comparison with the original litter only for B. marci. Later, microbial respiration in both species decreased dramatically over several hours. Respiration of the remains of consumed leaves, from which the excrements were removed, was significantly higher than the respiration of non-consumed leaves.
    Permanent Link: http://hdl.handle.net/11104/0174828

     
     
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