Sentinel nematodes of land-use change and restoration in tallgrass prairie

Journal of Nematology

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 20-27

  Todd, T C ^a   Powers, T O ^b   Mullin, P G ^b  

^a KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

Author keywords

Agroecosystem; Community; Disturbance; Ecological indicator; Land use change; Natural ecosystem; Nematode; Restoration; Sentinel taxa; Soil; Tallgrass prairie

Indexed keywords

NEMATODA;

EID: 34248350757     PISSN: 0022300X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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