Fish are both consumers and prey, and as such part of a dynamic trophic network.
Measuring how they are trophically linked, both directly and indirectly, to other species is …

Food webs in agricultural systems are complex and trophic linkages are difficult to track
using conventional methodologies. Here, we review three alternative approaches that allow …

With about 10,000 described species and densities reaching 400,000 ind/m2, the Oribatida
(without Astigmata) represent the most prevalent group of soil mites. However, with the …

Oribatid mites, also called beetle or moss mites, include more than 10,000 named species
representing 172 families worldwide. This book provides an identification key to the 96 …

Molecular methods have become an important tool for studying feeding interactions under
natural conditions. Despite their growing importance, many methodological aspects have …

Ecological research requires large samples for statistical validity, typically hundreds or
thousands of individuals, which are most efficiently gathered by mass‐collecting techniques …

Plant roots represent an important food source for soil‐dwelling animals, but tracking
herbivore food choices below‐ground is difficult. Here, we present an optimized PCR assay …

Ectomycorrhizal fungi are a prominent component of the soil biota of boreal forests, but the
role of mycorrhizal mycelium as a food source for soil Collembola remains controversial. We …

Mycorrhizal fungi form interconnecting plant networks in soil through which nutrients (eg,
nitrogen and phosphorus) and energy [ie, carbon (C)] are pumped into and from plants …

Prosopis laevigata (mesquite; Fabaceae) forms fertility islands in soils of semi-arid lands
where microbial diversity concentrates in response to the accumulation of resources in the …