Influence of bacterial type and density on population growth of bacterial-feeding nematodes

Soil Biology and Biochemistry

Volumn 30, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 949-960

  Venette, R C ^a   Ferris, H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACILLUS POLYMYXA; FOOD; LITTER DECOMPOSITION; MINERALIZATION; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; POPULATION GROWTH; STREPTOMYCES HALSTEDII;

ACROBELOIDES BODENHEIMERI; ACROBELOIDES BUETSCHLII; BURSILLA LABIATA; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; CEPHALOBUS PERSEGNIS; RHABDITIS CUCUMERIS;

EID: 0031862862     PISSN: 00380717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0038-0717(97)00176-4     Document Type: Article

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