Adding to 'the enigma of soil animal diversity': fungal feeders and saprophagous soil invertebrates prefer similar food substrates

By M. Maraun, H. Martens, S. Migge, Anne Theenhaus, S. Scheu. 2003

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Subfields: Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Insect Science, Plant Science

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From peds to paradoxes: linkages between soil biota and their influences on ecological processes. (2008, background): “A widespread assumption in the soil ecology literature (Maraun et al., 2003; Coleman et al., 2004) has been that oribatids feed upon fungi of decomposing leaf and root litter, hence may have narrow niche overlaps in food items they consume.”
Natural and released inoculum levels of entomopathogenic fungal biocontrol agents in soil in relation to risk assessment and in accordance with EU regulations (2010, background): “Fungal BCAs are subject to parasitism, predation and antagonism by a wide array of soil organisms including other fungi (mycoparasites), bacteria, protozoa, mites, nematodes, collembolans, and annelids (Maraun, Martens, Migge, Theenhaus, and Scheu 2003 ).”
Secondary metabolites of Pinus halepensis alter decomposer organisms and litter decomposition during afforestation of abandoned agricultural zones (2014, background): “Most species of microbiodetritivorous soil mesofauna are known to feed on fungi (for a review, see Maraun et al. 2003), and grazing can even induce microbial community changes (Anderson 1988; Wall & Moore 1999).”
Beyond microbes: Are fauna the next frontier in soil biogeochemical models? (2016, background): “…likely to have important consequences for downstream SOM dynamics, yet our understanding of the exact modes by which fauna exploit microbes is far from complete (but see Lussenhop, 1981; Bonkowski et al., 2000; Maraun et al., 2003; Smrz and Norton, 2004; Berg et al., 2004; Crowther et al., 2011).”
Trophic niche differentiation in soil microarthropods (Oribatida, Acari): evidence from stable isotope ratios (15N/14N) (2004, background): “most fungal feeding species prefering similar fungal taxa (Maraun et al., 2003).”
The role of wood decay fungi in the carbon and nitrogen dynamics of the forest floor (2006, background): “Decomposer fauna abound, including mites and collembola, many of which are mycophagous (Maraun et al., 2003).”
Feeding biology of oribatid mites : a minireview (2004, background): “Therefore, the diversity of soil animal species is considered as being enigmatic (Anderson, 1975; Maraun et al., 2003).”
Light, earthworms, and soil resources as predictors of diversity of 10 soil invertebrate groups across monocultures of 14 tree species (2016, unknown): “:P ratios of the substrates; Maraun et al., 2003; Boddy and Jones, 2008).”
Linking species richness, biodiversity and ecosystem function in soil systems (2005, unknown): “But see Maraun et al. (2003) for comments on the paucity of evidence for fungal diversity effects on microarthropod diversity; most microarthropods appear to be generalist feeders, although they seem to prefer dark Dematiaceous fungi.”
Collembola switch diet in presence of plant roots thereby functioning as herbivores. (2009, background): “Food choice experiments offering different fungal taxa simultaneously indicated that Collembola preferentially feed on specific fungi species (Maraun et al., 2003; Scheu and Simmerling, 2004).”
Stable isotopes revisited: Their use and limits for oribatid mite trophic ecology (2011, background): “specialist species to oribatid mite diversity needs considerable further attention (Maraun et al., 2003).”
Feeding preferences among dark pigmented fungal taxa (''Dematiacea'') indicate limited trophic niche differentiation of oribatid mites (Oribatida, Acari) (2005, background): “Additionally, understanding co-evolutionary interactions between soil fungi and soil microarthropods may contribute to uncover the forces which were responsible for the evolution of the high number of oribatid mite species (Bernini, 1986; Norton et al., 1993; Maraun et al., 2003).”