Dispersal patterns and behaviour of the nematode Phasmarhabditis hermaphrodita in mineral soils and organic media

Soil Biology and Biochemistry

Volumn 41, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 1483-1490

  MacMillan, Keith ^a   Haukeland, Solveig ^b   Rae, Robbie ^c   Young, Iain ^d   Crawford, John ^d   Hapca, Simona ^d   Wilson, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^b NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE OF BIOECONOMY RESEARCH   (Norway)

^c MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ABERTAY DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Mineral soils; Movement; Nematode; Organic soils; Phasmarhabditis hermaphrodita; Phoresis; Reproduction

Indexed keywords

MINERAL SOILS; MOVEMENT; NEMATODE; ORGANIC SOILS; PHASMARHABDITIS HERMAPHRODITA; PHORESIS; REPRODUCTION;

BIOCONTROL; CLAY MINERALS; MINERALS; MINING; SILICATE MINERALS;

SOILS;

BIOCONTROL AGENT; BULK DENSITY; DISPERSAL; EARTHWORM; LEAF LITTER; MOLLUSC; NEMATODE; ORGANIC MATTER; PEST SPECIES; REPRODUCTIVE POTENTIAL; SOIL FAUNA;

DEROCERAS RETICULATUM; GASTROPODA; LUMBRICUS TERRESTRIS; NEMATODA; PHASMARHABDITIS HERMAPHRODITA;

EID: 67349142554     PISSN: 00380717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.soilbio.2009.04.007     Document Type: Article

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