Litter leachates have stronger impact than leaf litter on Folsomia candida fitness

Mathilde Chomel (1) , Virginie Baldy (1) , Marie Guittonny (2) , Stephane Greff (1) , Annie Desrochers (2)

1 IMBE - Institut méditerranéen de biodiversité et d'écologie marine et continentale
2 UQAT - Université du Québec en Abitibi-Témiscamingue

Tree litter leachates have stronger influence than litter itself on Folsomia candida fitness  Tree litter leachates have stronger effect on F. candida fitness than grass litter due to their content in secondary metabolites  Soluble phenolic compounds released by litter leaching can drive F. candida fitness  Litter compounds leaching appears to be an important process in abovegroundbelowground interactions *Highlights (for review)

Keywords: Secondary metabolites; Dissolved organic compound; Collembola; Mortality; Reproduction; Metabolomic

Domains: Environmental Sciences; Biodiversity and Ecology

Mathilde Chomel, Virginie Baldy, Marie Guittonny, Stephane Greff, Annie Desrochers. Litter leachates have stronger impact than leaf litter on Folsomia candida fitness. Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 2020, 147, pp.107850. ⟨10.1016/j.soilbio.2020.107850⟩. ⟨hal-02571920⟩