Soil food web changes during spontaneous succession at post mining sites: a possible ecosystem engineering effect on food web organization?

Parameters characterizing the structure of the decomposer food web, biomass of the soil microflora (bacteria and fungi) and soil micro-, meso- and macrofauna were studied at 14 non-reclaimed 1- 41-year-old post-mining sites near the town of Sokolov (Czech Republic). These observations on the decompo...

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Main Authors: Jan Frouz, Elisa Thébault, Václav Pižl, Sina Adl, Tomáš Cajthaml, Petr Baldrián, Ladislav Háněl, Josef Starý, Karel Tajovský, Jan Materna, Alena Nováková, Peter C de Ruiter
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3834119?pdf=render