Application of the Bait-Lamina Method to Measure the Feeding Activity of Soil Fauna in Temperate Forests

• Autorzy: Klimek B. , Niklińska M. , Jaźwa M. , Chodak M. , Tarasek A.

Identyfikatory

ISBN

10.3161/15052249PJE2015.63.3.011

• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

The aim of the study was to compare the feeding activity of soil fauna in seven temperate forests with the application of the bait-lamina method. Seven types of temperate forests located throughout Poland (East-Central Europe) were tested, ranging from dry pine forest with a typical poor quality soil to eutrophic riparian fresh deciduous forest. Each forest type was represented by five stands and all stands altogether represented natural gradient of soil fertility, texture and vegetation diversity. Despite clear diversification between the studied forest types according to a range of soil physicochemical properties and vegetation characteristics in addition to applying recommended measurement conditions for the method, we determined that the feeding activity of soil fauna did not differ between forest types. The activity of soil fauna did not depend on site botanical characteristics or any soil physical or chemical features, indicating that the bait lamina method was useless in measuring the feeding activity of soil fauna in temperate forest soils. Differences in the feeding activity of soil fauna might result from other environmental factors that influence soil fauna feeding activity in forest stands that were not measured here, i.e., soil temperature and humidity. The differences could also be attributable to the attractiveness of the bait substrate to soil fauna, which may be different in various soil conditions.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

bait-lamina strips; biodiversity; soil fauna feeding activity; forest soils; vascular plants

PL

bioróżnorodność; gleby leśne; rośliny naczyniowe

• Wydawca: Museum and Institute of Zoology, Polish Academy of Sciences
• Czasopismo: Polish Journal of Ecology
• Rocznik: 2015
• Tom: Vol. 63, nr 3
• Strony: 414--423
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 34 poz., rys., tab.

Twórcy

autor

Klimek B.

• Institute of Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Biology and Earth Sciences, Jagiellonian University, Gronostajowa 7, 30-387 Krakow, Poland

autor

Niklińska M.

• Institute of Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Biology and Earth Sciences, Jagiellonian University, Gronostajowa 7, 30-387 Krakow, Poland

autor

Jaźwa M.

• Institute of Botany, Faculty of Biology and Earth Sciences, Jagiellonian University, Kopernika 27, 31-501 Kraków, Poland

autor

Chodak M.

• Department of Management and Protection of Environment, AGH University of Science and Technology, Mickiewicza 30, 30-059 Kraków, Poland

autor

Tarasek A.

• Institute of Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Biology and Earth Sciences, Jagiellonian University, Gronostajowa 7, 30-387 Krakow, Poland

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