Interconnectivity of habitats in soil: combining X-ray micro tomography and thin sectioning to reveal fungal-soil structure interactions

Wilfred Otten; Kirsty Binnie; Iain Young; Jonathan Villot; Dmitri Grinev

Interconnectivity of habitats in soil: combining X-ray micro tomography and thin sectioning to reveal fungal-soil structure interactions

Wilfred Otten, Kirsty Binnie, Iain Young, Jonathan Villot, Dmitri Grinev

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The extreme heterogeneity and interconnectivity of the 3-dimensional pore space within soil makes it a unique habitat for the diverse microbial population and has a pivotal role in microbial interactions. Manipulation and quantification of the 3-dimensional pore space and the spatial distribution of micro-organisms is therefore essential if we are to fully understand microbial interactions. Here we pack soil microcosms at different bulk-densities to manipulate soil structure and use x-ray micro tomography and soil thin sections to analyse the effect on the connectivity of the pore volume and on fungal exploration.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	IOBC-WPRS Bulletin
Subtitle of host publication	Proceedings of the meeting at Dijon (France): Multitrophic interactions in soil
Publisher	IOBC-WPRS
Pages	131-134
Number of pages	4
Volume	42
ISBN (Print)	9789290672166
Publication status	Published - 2009
Event	IOBC Conference Working Group: Multitrophic Interactions in Soil - Dijon, France Duration: 24 Jun 2007 → 27 Jun 2007

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Other	IOBC Conference Working Group
Country/Territory	France
City	Dijon
Period	24/06/07 → 27/06/07

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Otten, W., Binnie, K., Young, I., Villot, J., & Grinev, D. (2009). Interconnectivity of habitats in soil: combining X-ray micro tomography and thin sectioning to reveal fungal-soil structure interactions. In IOBC-WPRS Bulletin: Proceedings of the meeting at Dijon (France): Multitrophic interactions in soil (Vol. 42, pp. 131-134). IOBC-WPRS. http://www.iobc-wprs.org/pub/bulletins/index.html

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Otten, W, Binnie, K, Young, I, Villot, J & Grinev, D 2009, Interconnectivity of habitats in soil: combining X-ray micro tomography and thin sectioning to reveal fungal-soil structure interactions. in IOBC-WPRS Bulletin: Proceedings of the meeting at Dijon (France): Multitrophic interactions in soil. vol. 42, IOBC-WPRS, pp. 131-134, IOBC Conference Working Group, Dijon, France, 24/06/07. <http://www.iobc-wprs.org/pub/bulletins/index.html>

Interconnectivity of habitats in soil : combining X-ray micro tomography and thin sectioning to reveal fungal-soil structure interactions. / Otten, Wilfred; Binnie, Kirsty; Young, Iain; Villot, Jonathan; Grinev, Dmitri.

IOBC-WPRS Bulletin: Proceedings of the meeting at Dijon (France): Multitrophic interactions in soil. Vol. 42 IOBC-WPRS, 2009. p. 131-134.

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Interconnectivity of habitats in soil: combining X-ray micro tomography and thin sectioning to reveal fungal-soil structure interactions

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