| How does litter quality affect the community of soil protists (testate amoebae) of tropical montane rainforests. | |
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PMID: 22324854 Owner: NLM Status: Publisher |
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Litter quality and diversity are major factors structuring decomposer communities. However, little is known on the relationship between litter quality and the community structure of soil protists in tropical forests. We analyzed the diversity, density and community structure of a major group of soil protists of tropical montane rainforests, i.e. testate amoebae. Litterbags containing pure and mixed litter of two abundant tree species at the study sites (Graffenrieda emarginata and Purdiaea nutans) differing in nitrogen concentrations were exposed in the field for 12 months. The density and diversity of testate amoebae were higher in the nitrogen rich Graffenrieda litter suggesting that nitrogen functions as an important driving factor for soil protist communities. No additive effects of litter mixing were found, rather, density of testate amoebae was reduced in litter mixtures as compared to litterbags with Graffenrieda litter only. However, adding of high quality litter to low quality litter markedly improved habitat quality, as evaluated by the increase in diversity and density of testate amoebae. The results suggest that local factors, such as litter quality, function as major forces shaping the structure and density of decomposer microfauna which likely feeds back to decomposition processes. |
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Valentyna Krashevska; Mark Maraun; Stefan Scheu |
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Type: JOURNAL ARTICLE Date: 2012-2-10 |
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Title: FEMS microbiology ecology Volume: - ISSN: 1574-6941 ISO Abbreviation: - Publication Date: 2012 Feb |
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Created Date: 2012-2-13 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 8901229 Medline TA: FEMS Microbiol Ecol Country: - |
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Languages: ENG Pagination: - Citation Subset: - |
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© 2012 Federation of European Microbiological Societies. Published by Blackwell Publishing Ltd. All rights reserved. |
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J.F. Blumenbach Institute of Zoology and Anthropology, Animal Ecology, Georg August University Göttingen, Berliner Str. 28, 37073, Göttingen, Germany. |
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