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Fungus gnats (Diptera: Mycetophilidae/Sciaridae) and the role of mycophagy in soil: a review

The abundance of soil-dwelling fungus-gnats and their role in the primary decomposition of litter is examined and the nature of their mycophagy is discussed. Sciarid fungus-gnats are adapted to exploit fungal growth associated with litter but this unstable resource requires that they are migratory.

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