The diet and food preferences of Onychiurus procampatus (Collembola) from upland grassland soils

R. D. Bardgett; J. B. Whittaker; J. C. Frankland

doi:10.1007/BF00369308

The diet and food preferences of Onychiurus procampatus (Collembola) from upland grassland soils

R. D. Bardgett, J. B. Whittaker, J. C. Frankland

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Abstract

Specimens of Onychiurus procampatus (Collembola) observed grazing on fungal mycelia were collected from the surface soil of three differently manged upland grasslands. A general trend of an increasing proportion of Collembola with a full gut was found along a gradient of reduced sheep management intensity, which was correlated with increased fungal biomass. In the laboratory, this collembolan showed a consistent order of preference for the mycelium of seven common fungal species isolated from the field sites. © 1993 Springer-Verlag.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	296-298
Number of pages	2
Journal	Biology and Fertility of Soils
Volume	16
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00369308
Publication status	Published - Oct 1993

Keywords

Collembola
Food preferences
Fungi
Grassland
Gut contents

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The diet and food preferences of Onychiurus procampatus (Collembola) from upland grassland soils

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