Nematodes as bioindicator of soil health: Methods and applications

Chinese Journal of Applied Ecology

Volumn 16, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 1541-1546

  Li, Yujuan ^a   Wu, Jihua ^a   Chen, Huili ^a   Chen, Jiakuan ^a  

^a BEIJING UNIVERSITY OF POSTS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS   (China)

Author keywords

Bioindicator; Maturity Index; Soil nematode; Trophic group

Indexed keywords

BIOINDICATOR; ECOSYSTEM HEALTH; INDEX METHOD; NEMATODE; SOIL QUALITY;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; METHODOLOGY; NEMATODE; PARASITOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SOIL;

ANIMALS; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; NEMATODA; SOIL;

NEMATODA;

EID: 27744585923     PISSN: 10019332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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