Belowground nematode herbivores are resistant to elevated atmospheric CO2 concentrations in grassland ecosystems

Soil Biology and Biochemistry

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 978-985

  Ayres, Edward ^a   Wall, Diana H ^a   Simmons, Breana L ^a   Field, Christopher B ^b   Milchunas, Daniel G ^a   Morgan, Jack A ^c   Roy, Jacques ^d  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

^b GEOPHYSICAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^c U S DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

^d CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Global change; Grasslands; Plant parasitic nematodes; Prairie; Root herbivory; Root associated nematodes

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; BIOMASS; ECOSYSTEMS;

GLOBAL CHANGES; GRASSLANDS; ROOT ASSOCIATED NEMATODES; ROOT HERBIVORY;

SOILS;

BELOWGROUND BIOMASS; CARBON DIOXIDE; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSE; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; GRASSLAND; HERBIVORE; NEMATODE; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; TROPHIC INTERACTION; WATER AVAILABILITY;

ANGUINIDAE; HOPLOLAIMIDAE; NEMATODA;

EID: 39149109147     PISSN: 00380717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.soilbio.2007.11.018     Document Type: Article

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