Shoots

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Collembola
Predatory Mites
Shoots
Phytophagous Nematodes
Mycophagous Prostigmata
Roots
Nematophagous Mites
Mycorrhizal Fungi
Inorganic N
Cryptostimata
Predatory Nematodes
Saprophytic Fungi
Labile Substrates
Mycophagous Nematodes
Omnivorous Nematodes
Resistant Substrates
Flagellates
Bacteria
Amoebae
Bacteriophagous Nematodes
Figure 1. Note to Reviewers - the N-flow rates
and interaction strengths will be included in a
later draft as indicated in text
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Consumption
Assimilation Efficiency
Excretion of Organic Material
Assimilation
Production Efficiency
Excretion of Inorganic Material
Production
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Ratio of Standardized Interaction Strengths
Trophic Position
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