Does the positive feedback effect of nematodes on the biomass and activity of their bacteria prey vary with nematode species and population size?

Soil Biology and Biochemistry

Volumn 37, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 1979-1987

  Fu, Shenglei ^a,b   Ferris, Howard ^b   Brown, David ^b,c   Plant, Richard ^b  

^a SOUTH CHINA INSTITUTE OF BOTANY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c University of Colorado College of Nursing   (United States)

Author keywords

Bacterial feeding nematodes; Dispersal; Food web model; Predator prey interaction

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; BIOMASS; CARBON DIOXIDE;

BACTERIAL-FEEDING NEMATODES; DISPERSAL; FOOD WEB MODELS; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTIONS;

BACTERIA;

BIOMASS; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; NEMATODE; POPULATION SIZE; SOIL BIOTA;

BIODIVERSITY; BIOMASS; CARBON DIOXIDE; MICROORGANISMS; WORMS;

ACROBELOIDES; ACROBELOIDES BODENHEIMERI; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CRUZNEMA; CRUZNEMA TRIPARTITUM; NEMATODA;

EID: 27444439198     PISSN: 00380717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.soilbio.2005.01.018     Document Type: Article

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