I am interested in interactions among soil invertebrates and I would like to have some opinions whereas the localization of soil organisms in the different soil layers may constrain their interactions. Does anyone have some references about this?
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Among invertebrates living in aquatic soils (e.g. to avoid predation by fish) access to dissolved oxygen is of paramount importance. Different strategies exist to deal with this problem. Organisms may migrate up and down their burrows, actively ventilate them and/or using hemoglobin-like molecules with a high affinity for oxygen.
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I'm also studying the vertical distribution of microarthropods in a dry grassland and have data about it. If you are interested, let me know.
Hi, thank you very much for your contribution. As I can see, not much has been done yet, particularly in relation to trophic interactions among species as constraint by vertical distribution. I think that combined methods of soil stratified sampling and stable isotope analyses will provide additional insights in the future.
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