Grazing preference and utilization of soil fungi by .i.Folsomia candida./i. (Isotomidae: Collembola)

0420899 - BC 2014 RIV FR eng J - Journal Article
Heděnec, Petr - Radochová, P. - Nováková, Alena - Kaneda, S. - Frouz, J.
Grazing preference and utilization of soil fungi by Folsomia candida (Isotomidae: Collembola).
European Journal of Soil Biology. Roč. 55, Mar.-Apr. (2013), s. 66-70. ISSN 1164-5563. E-ISSN 1778-3615
R&D Projects: GA MŠMT LC06066
Grant - others:GA ČR(CZ) GAP504/12/1288
Program: GA
Institutional support: RVO:60077344
Keywords : food preference test * soil microscopic fungi * reproductive test
Subject RIV: EH - Ecology, Behaviour
Impact factor: 2.146, year: 2013

Soil fungi are important food resources for soil fauna. Here we ask whether the collembolan Folsomia candida shows selectivity in grazing between four saprophytic fungi (Penicillium chrysogenum, Penicillium expansum, Absidia glauca, and Cladosporium herbarum), whether grazing preference corresponds to effects on collembolan reproduction, and whether the effects of fungi on grazing and reproduction depends on the fungal substrate, which included three kinds of litter (Alnus glutinosa, Salix caprea, and Quercus robur) and one kind of agar (yeast extract). On agar, C. herbarum and A. glauca were the most preferred fungi and supported the highest collembolan reproduction. On fungal-colonized litter, grazing preference was more affected by litter type than by fungal species whereas collembolan reproduction was affected by both litter type and fungal species. On fungal-colonized litter, the litter type that was most preferred for grazing did not support the highest reproduction, i.e., there was an inconsistency between food preference and suitability. Alder and willow were preferred over oak for grazing, but alder supported the least reproduction.
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