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Fungal Transformation of Tree Stumps into a Suitable Resource for Xylophagous Beetles via Changes in Elemental Ratios
(MDPI, 2016-04-09)The elements present in dead pine stumps inhabited by larvae of wood-boring beetles (Stictoleptura rubra, Arhopalus rusticus and Chalcophora mariana) were analyzed over the initial (first 5 years; a chronosequence) stages ... -
How to make a beetle out of wood: Multi-elemental stoichiometry of wood decay, xylophagy and fungivory
(PLoS ONE, 2014-12-23)The majority of terrestrial biomass is wood, but the elemental composition of its potential consumers, xylophages, differs hugely from that of wood. This causes a severe nutritional imbalance. We studied the stoichiometric ... -
Nutrient Dynamics in Decomposing Dead Wood in the Context of Wood Eater Requirements: The Ecological Stoichiometry of Saproxylophagous Insects
(Springer, Cham, 2018-05-22)Dead wood is rich in sugars and can serve as an energy source when digested, but it lacks other nutrients, preventing the growth, development, and maturation of saproxylophages (saproxylic organisms that consume dead wood ... -
Nutritional dynamics during the development of xylophagous beetles related to changes in the stoichiometry of 11 elements
(Wiley, 2017-03)The present study examines the adaptive strategy used by wood-boring beetles to compensate for the lack of nutrients in dead wood. The contents of nutritional elements in growing wood-boring beetles (Stictoleptura rubra ...