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Root-derived carbon and nitrogen from beech and ash trees differentially fuel soil animal food webs of deciduous forests by Zieger, Sarah L, Ammerschubert, Silke, Polle, Andrea, Scheu, Stefan

“…Evidence is increasing that soil animal food webs are fueled by root-derived carbon (C) and also by root-derived nitrogen (N). Functioning as link between the…”
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Response diversity of wild bees to overwintering temperatures by Fründ, Jochen, Zieger, Sarah L., Tscharntke, Teja

“…Biodiversity can provide insurance against environmental change, but only if species differ in their response to environmental conditions (response diversity)…”
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Effects of storage and handling on neutral lipid fatty acid profiles of two woodlice (Isopoda, Crustacea) species differing in size by Zieger, Sarah L., Scheu, Stefan

“…Neutral lipid fatty acid (NLFA) analysis is a promising tool to investigate energy fluxes and basal resources of soil animal communities. This study aimed at…”
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Phylogenetic and trophic determinants of gut microbiota in soil oribatid mites by Gong, Xin, Chen, Ting-Wen, Zieger, Sarah L., Bluhm, Christian, Heidemann, Kerstin, Schaefer, Ina, Maraun, Mark, Liu, Manqiang, Scheu, Stefan

“…Gut microbiota are determined by both the food ingested and physiological conditions of the host. In soil food webs, detritivore animals occupy various trophic…”
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The tree species matters: Belowground carbon input and utilization in the myco-rhizosphere by Sommer, Janine, Dippold, Michaela A., Zieger, Sarah L., Handke, Anika, Scheu, Stefan, Kuzyakov, Yakov

“…Rhizodeposits act as major carbon (C) source for microbial communities and rhizosphere-driven effects on forest C cycling receive increasing attention for…”
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Incorporation of carbon and nitrogen from leaf litter differing in structural compounds into soil microarthropods of a deciduous forest by Zieger, Sarah L., Eissfeller, Verena, Maraun, Mark, Scheu, Stefan

“…•In the first year of decay, litter is of minor importance for soil mite nutrition.•High concentrations of structural compounds reduce litter C and N…”
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Beech trees fuel soil animal food webs via root-derived nitrogen by Zieger, Sarah L., Holczinger, Andrea, Sommer, Janine, Rath, Michaela, Kuzyakov, Yakov, Polle, Andrea, Maraun, Mark, Scheu, Stefan

“…•Soil animals incorporated root-derived C in the ash but not in the beech rhizosphere.•All soil animal species investigated differentially incorporated…”
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Complex effects of precipitation and basal resources on the trophic ecology of soil oribatid mites: Implications for stable isotope analysis by Melguizo-Ruiz, Nereida, Jiménez-Navarro, Gerardo, Zieger, Sarah L., Maraun, Mark, Scheu, Stefan, Moya-Laraño, Jordi

“…Given the relevant role played by soil organisms in fundamental ecosystem processes, current ecological research stresses the importance of understanding the…”
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