@article{fdi:010044056,
  title = {{L}itter {N}-content influences soil millipede abundance, species richness and feeding preferences in a semi-evergreen dry forest of {G}uadeloupe ({L}esser {A}ntilles)},
  author = {{L}oranger {M}erciris, {G}ladys and {I}mbert, {D}. and {B}ernhard {R}eversat, {F}rance and {L}avelle, {P}atrick and {P}onge, {J}.{F}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{D}espite the impact of soil millipedes on litter fragmentation in tropical forests, there have been few studies dealing with factors determining their habitat preference in these ecosystems. {I}n a natural secondary dry forest of {G}uadeloupe on {L}eptosol, two complementary studies were carried out in order to test the hypothesis that litter {N}-content strongly influences millipede distribution. {M}illipede abundance and species richness were described in the field under two tree species, {B}ursera simaruba and {P}isonia subcordata, and were related to the chemical characteristics of their foliage. {I}n addition, a laboratory experiment was done in order to assess millipede feeding preferences regarding the chemical characteristics of leaves from various species. {M}illipede abundance and species richness were significantly higher under {P}. subcordata than under {B}. simaruba, probably due to the higher {N} content of {P}. subcordata leaves. {M}oreover, millipedes fed preferentially on {N}-rich leaves. {T}he present study confirms that there was a close correlation between the preferred food, its chemical composition and the local distribution of millipede populations.},
  keywords = {{D}iplopoda ; {D}ry tropical forest ; {F}eeding preferences ; {L}itter quality ; {S}ingle tree effect},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{B}iology and {F}ertility of {S}oils},
  volume = {45},
  numero = {1},
  pages = {93--98},
  ISSN = {0178-2762},
  year = {2008},
  DOI = {10.1007/s00374-008-0321-3},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010044056},
}