Liming alters body size distribution in a community of epigeic spiders in birch forest (Betula pendula Roth)

Liming, an ameliorative method for acidified forest soils, affected the relative abundance of prey of ground-hunting spiders and consequently reduced densities of functionally similar species of these predators. Liming, an ameliorative method for acidified forest soils, may modify the structure of an arthropod community by altering the soil characteristics and/or the availability of food resources. We investigated the effect of liming on the...