Suppression of nematophagous fungi by enchytraeid worms: A field exclosure experiment

Oecologia

Volumn 112, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 412-423

  Jaffee, B A ^a   Santos, P F ^a   Muldoon, A E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Biological control; Enchytraeids; Exclusion experiments; Nematodes; Nematophagous fungi

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); DORYLAIMIDAE; ENCHYTRAEIDAE; ENCHYTRAEUS; ENCHYTRAEUS CRYPTICUS; FUNGI; HIRSUTELLA RHOSSILIENSIS; MONACROSPORIUM GEPHYROPAGUM; NEMATODA; PROTOZOA;

EID: 0030829629     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004420050327     Document Type: Article

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