Unique metabolites protect earthworms against plant polyphenols
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Unique metabolites protect earthworms against plant polyphenols
All higher plants produce polyphenols, for defence against above-ground herbivory. These polyphenols also influence the soil micro- and macro-fauna that break down plant leaf litter. Polyphenols therefore indirectly affect the fluxes of soil nutrients and, ultimately, carbon turnover and ecosystem functioning in soils. It is unknown how earthworms, the major component of animal biomass in many ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Nature Communications
سال: 2015
ISSN: 2041-1723
DOI: 10.1038/ncomms8869