Role of tardigrades in the suppressive service of a soil food web

Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment

Volumn 124, Issue 3-4, 2008, Pages 187-192

  Sánchez Moreno, Sara ^a   Ferris, Howard ^a   Guil, Noemí ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Nematodes; Soil food web; Suppressiveness; Tardigrades; Trophic interactions

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; FOOD WEB; NEMATODE; SOIL ECOSYSTEM; TROPHIC INTERACTION;

MACROBIOTUS RICHTERSI; MELOIDOGYNE INCOGNITA; NEMATODA; TARDIGRADA;

EID: 39649121061     PISSN: 01678809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agee.2007.09.011     Document Type: Article

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