Beschreibung:
Collembola, one of the most abundant animals in soils worldwide, are important drivers of soil ecosystem services such as carbon sequestration and the cycling of organic matter. By feeding on fungal hyphae and spores, they are shaping fungal community structure and dispersal by transporting spores through the gut passage and body surfaces. Trophic niches and thereby feeding preferences are known to depend on Collembola life form and phylogenetic identity. Thus, the community composition of Collembola is an important driver of ecosystem services. Even though it is known that Collembola prefe...