Utility of nematode community analysis as an integrated measure of the functional state of soils: Perspectives and challenges: Discussion paper

Plant and Soil

Volumn 212, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 1-11

  Ritz, Karl ^b   Trudgill, David L ^a  

^a SCOTTISH CROP RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Community structure; Nematodes; Soil microorganisms; Soil monitoring; Structure: function relationships

Indexed keywords

BIOINDICATOR; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; ECOSYSTEM HEALTH; NEMATODE; SOIL ECOSYSTEM;

NEMATODA;

EID: 0032742227     PISSN: 0032079X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1004673027625     Document Type: Article

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