Feeding studies on Onychiurus arcticus (Tullberg) (Collembola: Onychiuridae) on West Spitsbergen

Hodkinson, I.D.; Coulson, S.; Webb, N.R.; Block, W.; Strathdee, A.T.; Bale, J.S.. 1994 Feeding studies on Onychiurus arcticus (Tullberg) (Collembola: Onychiuridae) on West Spitsbergen. Polar Biology, 14 (1). 17-19. 10.1007/BF00240267

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Abstract/Summary

The feeding biology of the arctic collembolan Onychiurus arcticus (Tullberg) is described from West Spitsbergen, based on a combination of gut content analyses for field collected and microcosm-living animals, together with laboratory feeding trials. There was wide variation in the food items consumed by individual animals, reflecting the wide choice available in the environment. Most animals fed predominantly on living and dead bryophytes, detritus and to a lesser extent algal cells. Laboratory trials showed that O. arcticus feeds as a herbivore on a range of bryophyte species. The presence of dense aggregations below bird cliffs and elsewhere may reflect the distribution of particularly favourable microenvironments.

Item Type:	Publication - Article
Digital Object Identifier (DOI):	10.1007/BF00240267
Programmes:	BAS Programmes > Pre 2000 programme
ISSN:	0722-4060
Date made live:	15 Mar 2017 09:58 +0 (UTC)
URI:	https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/516517

Item Type:

Publication - Article

Digital Object Identifier (DOI):

10.1007/BF00240267

Programmes:

BAS Programmes > Pre 2000 programme

ISSN:

0722-4060

Date made live:

15 Mar 2017 09:58 +0 (UTC)

URI:

https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/516517