Current knowledge of earthworm feeding ecology is reviewed, with particular reference to
food selection, ingestion, digestion and assimilation, and the use of novel techniques to …

Chemical taxonomy based upon the composition of lipids is widely applied to investigate
microbial communities and fatty acids have recently been employed to connect soil …

In this concept paper, we propose a new view on soil organic matter (SOM) formation:
microorganisms use most of the organics entering the soil as energy rather than as a source …

This study investigates how carbon sources of soil microbial communities vary with soil
depth. Microbial phospholipid fatty acids (PLFA) were extracted from 0–20, 20–40 and 40 …

To understand consumer dietary requirements and resource use across ecosystems,
researchers have employed a variety of methods, including bulk stable isotope and fatty acid …

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 …

The development of stable isotope techniques is one of the main methodological advances
in ecology of the last decades of the 20th century. Many biogeochemical processes are …

In this review we summarize our knowledge of using stable isotopes (15N/14N, 13C/12C) to
better understand the trophic ecology of oribatid mites. Our aims are (a) to recapitulate the …

Enhanced analytical capabilities and separation techniques, improved detection limits, and
accessibility of instrumentation have led to massive strides in the use of isotopes to assess …

This review analyses the phenomenon of bacterial mycophagy, which we define as a set of
phenotypic behaviours that enable bacteria to obtain nutrients from living fungi and thus …