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The effects of the presence of Folsomia candida on substrate-induced respiration, CO2-C evolution, bacterial count and NH +4 -N were investigated in a grassland soil. Differences in these parameters, with the exception of NH +4 , were correlated with the age of the collembolan Folsomia candida. In the presence of juvenile animals total CO2-C evolution was enhanced, but substrate-induced respiration and the bacterial count were unchanged. In fumigated soil with imagos, substrate-induced respiration and the number of bacteria were increased, but total CO2-C evolution was unaltered. Different food selection strategies between adults and juvenile animals may explain the results.
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Bakonyi, G. Effects of Folsomia candida (Collembola) on the microbial biomass in a grassland soil. Biol Fert Soils 7, 138–141 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00292572
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