When fungal biomass is reduced below about 100 ug per gram soil, presumably the symphylans don't have enough fungi to feed on and we see root damage. The predators head to drier ground and the symphylans can take a serious toll on the roots. At least that's what we've seen in a few look-see field studies. Double CD Set These are not live recordings. All of the CD's are recording in a state of the art digital recording studio and are of the highest quality.
Diagrams accompany the CD on the inside jacket.
Dr. Elaine Ingham discusses the important functional groups of organisms that live in soil, how and why they enhance plant growth and production. This is the introductory talk about the Soil Foodweb. All other CD's assume an understanding of this introductory material. Protozoa, nematodes and microarthropods -Getting rid of toxic compounds. Bacterial bricks, fungal walls, protozoan, nematode and microarthropod engineers.