The importance of foundation species identity: a field experiment with lichens and their associated micro-arthropod communities

• Main Authors: Roos, Ruben E., Birkemoe, Tone, Bokhorst, Stef, Wardle, David A., Asplund, Johan
• Other Authors: Asian School of the Environment
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2022
• Subjects: Science::Biological sciences::Ecology; Collembola; Community Assembly
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/162792
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Foundation species provide habitat and modify the availability of resources to other species. In nature, multiple foundation species may occur in mixture, but little is known on how their interactions shape the community assembly of associated species. Lichens provide both structural habitat and res...