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Forest food web dynamics with special emphasis on soil biota / Dinamika gozdne prehranske mreže s poudarkom na življenjski združbi tal
Published on Oct 21, 20113713 Views
The dynamics of forests are commonly considered from the above-ground point of view, where plants, mostly trees, are believed to play a regulative role. Accumulating amount of evidence suggests, howe
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Forest food web dynamics with special emphasis on soil biota00:00
In terms of forest cover Slovenia is the third most forested country in Europe00:28
Who Eats Whom02:51
Soil food webs are utmost complex04:11
Forest Soil Foodweb05:11
Who Rules in the Forest?06:07
”What actually happens here”? (below the ground)07:24
A bit history ... Soil biology/ecology08:17
1970: perhaps soil animals have a role as well?09:14
1985 in Jyväskylä, Finland ...10:49
Microcosmos (1988)12:39
"producers" - consumers14:13
MESOCOSMS15:42
Leaching of nutrients from the systems16:19
Something missing in these studies?17:10
Back to the beutiful empirical world ... (1)17:46
Back to the beutiful empirical world ... (2)18:14
Ecosystem function at a finer resolution20:47
So, this far I (we) had learned22:53
mycorrhizal fungi24:17
Problem: Fungal-feeders feed upon mycorrhizal fungi25:13
Influence of soil fauna on the biomass of mycorrhizal fungi and tree seedlings26:11
Wardle et al. 2004 ; Science27:44
Is the growth of insect larvae dependent on the composition of the soil food web?29:00
%N in the Plant (quality indicator)29:54
Development of MAMESTRA LARVAE30:59
Take-home message32:21