Forest Soil as an Ecological Community With Special Reference to the Fauna

Birch, L. C.; Clark, DP

doi:10.1086/399309

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“…7). Certain mites, Collembola and surface-feeding earthworms were also likely to be important (Darwin 1881;Birch and Clark 1953). The thicker leaves of decaying E. regnans were found to contain several larvae which on incubation yielded tipulids (Leptotarsus constrictus Skuse), small flies and moths.…”

Section: Disintegration Of Littermentioning

confidence: 99%

Studies of Litter in Eucalyptus regnans Forests

Ashton¹

1975

Aust. J. Bot.

165

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The litter of Eucalyptus regnans forests forms a mull humus, and leaf material is readily incorporated into the topsoil. The annual litter fall is high by world standards, averaging 7.66 tonneslha. The amount of bark and twig fall and the contribution of the understorey to the total litter are also comparatively high. The annual leaf fall in even-aged stands is in the order of spar stage > mature > pole stage. The maximum fall at 40-50 years coincides with the culmination of annual growth increment. Leaf fall is at a maximum in summer and early autumn and at a minimum in winter and early spring. The nutrient return by the total litter is fairly high, although bark and wood have low nutrient contents. The understorey of Pornaderris aspera contributes much of the calcium return. Leaf litter decays and disintegrates within 12-18 months, but bark and wood tends to accumulate on the floor. Crustaceans, millipedes and earthworms contribute to the incorporation of leaf material. Their number fluctuates seasonally, locally and between stands. Lyrebirds are important 'cultivators' of the forest floor and litter may be buried once every two years. Rapid nutrient turnover, high rainfall and excellent soil structure are favourable for high growth rates of these forests.

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Section: Disintegration Of Littermentioning

confidence: 99%

Studies of Litter in Eucalyptus regnans Forests

Ashton¹

1975

Aust. J. Bot.

165

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“…Birch & Clark (1953) classified Epactophanes sp. among the bacterial feeding organisms in a study of soil fauna in Australia.…”

Section: Moist Soilsmentioning

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A human challenge: discovering and understanding continental copepod habitats

Reid

2001

Copepoda: Developments in Ecology, Biology and Systematics

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Copepods have invaded an astonishing variety of aquatic and humid continental environments and microhabitats. The historical process of discovery and investigation of copepods in ephemeral, acid and thermal waters, subterranean waters and sediments, phytotelmata, humid soils, leaf litter, human-modified and artificial habitats, and other situations extends over about 130 years. The methods developed to collect in and study these habitats range from simple nets to elaborate pumping systems and diving techniques. Investigations of non-lacustrine continental environments have contributed greatly to the understanding of aspects of copepod biology such as reproduction, diapause and population dynamics. Questions regarding faunistics and biological diversity, biogeography, evolution, transport and introductions of alien species have also been informed by such studies. This article briefly reviews these topics, and provides detailed lists of records from some of the less well-known kinds of habitats.

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“…Most species live in forest litter, but a few are found in wa&te grassland and scrubland, where they may be locally abundant. Birch & Clark (1953) recorded T alitrus sylvaticus at densities of U9 to 4000 m-' in Australian rain forests, and Duncan (1969) recorded over 3000 m-' in waste grassland.…”

Section: Introducfionmentioning

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“…Around Dunedin and fUl'ther sDuth O. hurleyi is still disease-free, and population densities are still high. Because terrestrial amphipods are such important litter comminutors (Birch & Clark 1953), and because so little is known of the ecolDgical effects of naturally occurring pandemic diseases in invertebrates, I undertook this study to compare a diseasefree population from a grassland area at Dunedin ~.…”

Section: Introducfionmentioning

confidence: 99%

The effect onOrchestia hurleyi(Amphipoda: Talitridae) of a whitey disease caused byBacillus subtilis

Duncan

1981

New Zealand Journal of Zoology

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Forest Soil as an Ecological Community With Special Reference to the Fauna

Cited by 44 publications

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Studies of Litter in Eucalyptus regnans Forests

Studies of Litter in Eucalyptus regnans Forests

A human challenge: discovering and understanding continental copepod habitats

The effect onOrchestia hurleyi(Amphipoda: Talitridae) of a whitey disease caused byBacillus subtilis

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