Nematodes, the earth's most abundant metazoa, are ubiquitous in the soil environment.
They are sufficiently large to be identifiable by light microscopy and sufficiently small to …

Metabolic footprints provide metrics for the magnitudes of ecosystem functions and services
provided by component organisms of the soil food web. Nematodes occupy various trophic …

Soil nematode communities have the potential to provide unique insights into many aspects
of soil processes. Since most nematodes are active in soil throughout the year, they can …

The purported benefits of conservation tillage and continuous cropping in agricultural
systems include enhancement of soil ecosystem functions to improve nutrient availability to …

Soil microplots were amended with organic materials of varying nature and complexity but
providing similar amounts of carbon. Materials were either placed on the soil surface or …

Monitoring of soil quality and health provides critical insights into the performance of
ecosystems. Nematodes are useful indicators of soil condition because they are ubiquitous …

An ongoing study initiated in August 1990 investigated the effects of disturbances (organic
mulching, cultivation, herbicides) on the detritus food-web in annual (maize) and perennial …

Biological indicators based on abundances of soil organisms are powerful tools for inferring
functional and diversity changes in soils affected by agricultural perturbations. Field plots …

Four of every five multicellular animals on the planet are nematodes. They occupy any niche
that provides an available source of organic carbon in marine, freshwater and terrestrial …

The analysis of the functional diversity of soil nematodes requires detailed knowledge on
theoretical aspects of the biodiversity–ecosystem functioning relationship in natural and …