Populations of two prey nematodes and their interaction are controlled by a predatory nematode

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 427, Issue , 2011, Pages 117-131

  Dos Santos, Giovanni A P ^a   Moens, Tom ^b  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PERNAMBUCO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Assemblage structure; Bacterivorous nematodes; Horizontal interactions; Population development; Predator prey interaction; Predatory control; Predatory nematodes

Indexed keywords

BACTERIVORY; BENTHOS; JUVENILE; MARINE ECOSYSTEM; MICROCOSM; NEMATODE; POPULATION DYNAMICS; PREDATOR CONTROL; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION;

DIPLOLAIMELLOIDES MEYLI; ENOPLOIDES; NEMATODA;

EID: 79954532025     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps08991     Document Type: Article

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