Complementarity of dung beetle species with different functional behaviours influence dung-soil carbon cycling
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- 作者：Rosa Mené ; ndez ; r.menendez@lancaster.ac.uk" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author ; Paul Webb1 ; Kate H. Orwin2
- 关键词：CO2 fluxes ; Complementarity ; Dung removal ; Functional diversity ; Microbial biomass ; Soil carbon
- 刊名：Soil Biology & Biochemistry
- 出版年：2016
- 出版时间：January 2016
- 年：2016
- 卷：92
- 期：Complete
- 页码：142-148
- 全文大小：633 K
文摘
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Independent of their functional behaviour, dung beetles increased dung removal and reduced C lost by microbial respiration.
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Only the tunnelling dung beetle species increased C transfer down the soil profile.
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Functional complementarity between dung beetle species resulted in higher than expected soil microbial respiration.
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A functionally diverse dung beetle community could enhance soil C cycling rates in natural grazed grasslands.