High consistency of trophic niches in generalist arthropod species (Oribatida, Acari) across soil depth and forest type

• Published in: Ecology and evolution Vol. 12; no. 12; pp. e9572 - n/a
• Main Authors: Lu, Jing‐Zhong, Cordes, Peter Hans, Maraun, Mark, Scheu, Stefan
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England John Wiley & Sons, Inc 01.12.2022; John Wiley and Sons Inc
• Subjects: Acari; Arthropods; Beech; Coniferous forests; Consistency; Douglas fir; Fagus sylvatica; Food chains; Food webs; Forest ecosystems; Forest management; Forests; Functional Ecology; functional trait; Indigenous species; Isotopes; Litter; Mites; Mixed forests; Niches; Oribatida; Picea abies; Pine trees; Plant species; Pseudotsuga menziesii; Soil depth; soil fauna; Soils; species coexistence; Stable isotopes; Terrestrial ecosystems; Trees; Trophic levels; trophic plasticity; Norway; soil fauna; functional trait; Douglas fir; trophic plasticity; species coexistence

Many traits including trophic niche parameters are attributed to species. However, generalist species may vary in trophic niches with environments, making species‐based knowledge hard to extrapolate beyond local food webs. Here we tested trophic consistency in oribatid mite species (Acari), one of t...