Nematodes as predators and prey: Relationships to biological control and soil processes

Pedobiologia

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 43-50

  Yeates, G W ^a   Wardle, D A ^b  

^a LANDCARE RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

^b RUAKURA RESEARCH CENTRE   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Biological control; Nematodes; Predation; Soil microfauna; Soil processes

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; NEMATODE; NUTRIENT CYCLING; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION; ROOT HERBIVORY;

EID: 0029666933     PISSN: 00314056     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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