The effect of litter type and macrofauna community on litter decomposition and organic matter accumulation in post-mining sites
Abstract: Field microcosms consisting of mineral soil (spoil substrate) and two types of litter taken either from an unreclaimed site with spontaneously developed vegetation (mostly Salix caprea) or from an alder plantation (a mixture of Alnus glutinosa and A. incana) were exposed in spontaneously developed or reclaimed sites at a post-mining heap near Sokolov (Czech Republic) for one year. The litter types differed remarkably in C:N ratio which was 29 for spontaneous litter and 14 for alder litter. The two microcosm types were either accessible or not accessible to soil macrofauna. The effect of macrofauna exclusion on soil mixing was complex and depended on litter quality and the site that determined soil fauna composition. In reclaimed sites where macrofauna was dominated by saprophags, mainly earthworms, the macrofauna access increased soil mixing. In sites where predators dominated, the macrofauna exclusion probably suppressed fragmentation and mixing activity of the mesofauna.
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Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
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Online-Ressource
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Englisch
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The effect of litter type and macrofauna community on litter decomposition and organic matter accumulation in post-mining sites ; volume:63 ; number:2 ; year:2008 ; pages:249-253 ; extent:5
Biologia ; 63, Heft 2 (2008), 249-253 (gesamt 5)
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Frouz, Jan
- DOI
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10.2478/s11756-008-0031-1
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urn:nbn:de:101:1-2409221555082.463911025078
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Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
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