Role of nematodes in soil health and their use as indicators

Journal of Nematology

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 161-168

  Neher, Deborah A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOLEDO   (United States)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Biomonitor; Ecology; Integrity; Maturity index; Monitoring; Nematode; Soil; Trophic diversity

Indexed keywords

EID: 0035528326     PISSN: 0022300X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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