Analysis of the soil food web structure under grass and grass clover

N.J.M. van Eekeren; F.W. Smeding; F.T. de Vries; J. Bloem

Analysis of the soil food web structure under grass and grass clover

N.J.M. van Eekeren
, F.W. Smeding
, F.T. de Vries
, J. Bloem

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Abstract

The below ground biodiversity of soil organisms plays an important role in the functioning of the the soil ecosystem, and consequently the above ground plant production. The objective of this study is to investigate the effect of grass or grass-clover in combination with fertilisation on the soil food web structure. In 2003 a fertilisation trial on grass and grassclover was sampled for soil organisms. Data were agglomerated in seven trophic groups, and classified by means of TWINSPAN. TWINSPAN clearly distinguished three main soil food web structures: Type 1: Grass plots with a high biomass of bacteria and fungi; Type 2: Grass-clover plots with a high biomass of earthworms; Type 3: Grass and grass-clover plots, that received relativily high fertilisation, with a high number of nematodes. Results suggest a microbial oriented soil food web for grass and an earthworm orientated soil food web for grass-clover.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of Cost action 852, Sward dynamics, N-flows and forage utilization in legume-based systems, Grado, Italy, November 10-12, 2005
Editors	M. Wachendorf, A. Helgadóttir, G. Parente
Pages	37-40
Publication status	Published - 2006
Event	Workshop on sard dynamics, N-flows and forage utilization in legume-based systems; Grado (Italy) - Duration: 10 Nov 2005 → 12 Nov 2005

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Workshop	Workshop on sard dynamics, N-flows and forage utilization in legume-based systems; Grado (Italy)
Period	10/11/05 → 12/11/05

Keywords

food webs
biological activity in soil
grassland management
soil science

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van Eekeren, N. J. M., Smeding, F. W., de Vries, F. T., & Bloem, J. (2006). Analysis of the soil food web structure under grass and grass clover. In M. Wachendorf, A. Helgadóttir, & G. Parente (Eds.), Proceedings of Cost action 852, Sward dynamics, N-flows and forage utilization in legume-based systems, Grado, Italy, November 10-12, 2005 (pp. 37-40) http://www.louisbolk.org/downloads/1685.pdf

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van Eekeren, NJM, Smeding, FW, de Vries, FT & Bloem, J 2006, Analysis of the soil food web structure under grass and grass clover. in M Wachendorf, A Helgadóttir & G Parente (eds), Proceedings of Cost action 852, Sward dynamics, N-flows and forage utilization in legume-based systems, Grado, Italy, November 10-12, 2005. pp. 37-40, Workshop on sard dynamics, N-flows and forage utilization in legume-based systems; Grado (Italy), 10/11/05. <http://www.louisbolk.org/downloads/1685.pdf>

Analysis of the soil food web structure under grass and grass clover. / van Eekeren, N.J.M.; Smeding, F.W.; de Vries, F.T. et al.
Proceedings of Cost action 852, Sward dynamics, N-flows and forage utilization in legume-based systems, Grado, Italy, November 10-12, 2005. ed. / M. Wachendorf; A. Helgadóttir; G. Parente. 2006. p. 37-40.

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