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Management intensity affects traits of soil microarthropod community in montane spruce forest
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SYSNO ASEP 0429105 Document Type J - Journal Article R&D Document Type Journal Article Subsidiary J Článek ve WOS Title Management intensity affects traits of soil microarthropod community in montane spruce forest Author(s) Farská, Jitka (BC-A)
Prejzková, Kristýna (BC-A)
Rusek, Josef (BC-A) RIDSource Title Applied Soil Ecology. - : Elsevier - ISSN 0929-1393
Roč. 75, March (2014), s. 71-79Number of pages 9 s. Language eng - English Country NL - Netherlands Keywords Oribatida ; Collembola ; spruce forest ; trait ; management intensity Subject RIV EH - Ecology, Behaviour R&D Projects GA526/03/1259 GA ČR - Czech Science Foundation (CSF) GAP504/12/1218 GA ČR - Czech Science Foundation (CSF) LC06066 GA MŠMT - Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports (MEYS) Institutional support BC-A - RVO:60077344 UT WOS 000331855900008 DOI 10.1016/j.apsoil.2013.11.003 Annotation This study examined the influence of forest management intensity (3 unmanaged, 3 mild managed, 5 intensively managed stands) on soil microarthropods in montane spruce forest. We particularly focused on Oribatida and Collembola which play important roles in organic matter decomposition and nutrient cycling. Our results showed a significant shift from fungivory and carnivory to detritivory in the Oribatida community accompanying management intensification. Similarly, parthenogenetic oribatid mite species contributed more to the community in intensively managed forests and the presence of Collembola species with developed furca increased with management intensification. Although there was no remarkable influence of management intensity on total densities or diversity indices, important and significant shifts in species composition and functional groups showed that soil functions and processes were affected by forest management. Trait assessment indicates a shift in roles Oribatida play in decomposition; fragmentation and comminuting of undecomposed litter seems to gain importance in the intensively managed forest, whereas fungivorous species affect primary decomposers through feeding on fungi in the unmanaged forest. Workplace Biology Centre (since 2006) Contact Dana Hypšová, eje@eje.cz, Tel.: 387 775 214 Year of Publishing 2015
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