Ecological Interactions in Soil: Experiments on Populations and Processes

土壤中的生态相互作用：种群和过程实验

• 批准号: 8705468
• 负责人: David Coleman
• 金额: $ 26.11万
• 依托单位: University of Georgia Research Foundation Inc
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Continuing Grant
• 财政年份: 1987
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 1987-08-01 至 1991-01-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=8705468&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Ecological; Interactions; Soil; Experiments; Populations

In this proposed research, Dr. Coleman and his colleagues at the University of Georgia will investigate and concentrate on factors influencing the structural and functional complexity of soil faunal communities, on interactions among fauna and with their bacterial and fungal prey, and on the effects of these interactions on higher plants. In their work, they will also attempt to make correlations between community structure and ecosystem function, which they feel is an essential step in unifying "population" and "ecosystems" approaches in ecology. The work is of great interest to soil biologists and ecologists but has major implications for management practices in agricultural systems and forestry. The Program recommends funding.

在这项拟议中的研究中，科尔曼博士和他的同事在 格鲁吉亚大学将进行调查， 影响结构和功能复杂性的因素 土壤动物群落，动物之间的相互作用， 它们的细菌和真菌猎物，以及这些 高等植物的相互作用。 在工作中，他们还将 试图把群落结构和 生态系统功能，他们认为这是一个重要的步骤， 在生态学中统一“人口”和“生态系统”方法。 这项工作引起了土壤生物学家的极大兴趣， 但对管理实践有重大影响， 农业系统和林业。 方案建议 经费