Microbial community size is a potential predictor of nematode functional group in limed grasslands

R Neilson, S Caul, FC Fraser, D King, SM Mitchell… - Applied Soil …, 2020 - Elsevier
Agronomic management practices can impose structural change within soil biotic
communities that may negatively impact soil processes including function and biodiversity …

Nematode contributions to the soil food web trophic structure of two contrasting boreal peatlands in Canada

D Kamath, C Barreto, Z Lindo - Pedobiologia, 2022 - Elsevier
Free-living soil nematodes span several trophic levels and play a key role in soil food webs.
As such, the relative abundances and diversity of nematode feeding groups, along with …

Global contribution of invertebrates to forest litter decomposition

X Zeng, H Gao, R Wang, BM Majcher, JS Woon… - Ecology …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Forest litter decomposition is an essential component of global carbon and nutrient turnover.
Invertebrates play important roles in litter decomposition, but the regional pattern of their …

A meta-analysis of nematode community composition across soil aggregates: Implications for soil carbon dynamics

T Martin, CD Sprunger - Applied Soil Ecology, 2021 - Elsevier
Soil aggregation is a key contributor to soil carbon (C) accrual and stabilization. Yet, little is
known regarding how soil food web structure shifts across aggregate size and how this in …

[HTML][HTML] Exploring the potential of endophyte-plant interactions for improving crop sustainable yields in a changing climate

L Sena, E Mica, G Valè, P Vaccino… - Frontiers in Plant …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Climate change poses a major threat to global food security, significantly reducing crop
yields as cause of abiotic stresses, and for boosting the spread of new and old pathogens …

Studying root–environment interactions in structured microdevices

CF Kaiser, A Perilli, G Grossmann… - Journal of Experimental …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
When interacting with the environment, plant roots integrate sensory information over space
and time in order to respond appropriately under non-uniform conditions. The complexity …

The functional role and diversity of soil nematodes are stronger at high elevation in the lesser Himalayan Mountain ranges

Y Kouser, AA Shah, S Rasmann - Ecology and evolution, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Soil nematodes are a foremost component of terrestrial biodiversity; they display a whole
gamut of trophic guilds and life strategies, and by their activity, affect major ecosystem …

High-throughput sequencing and conventional morphotyping show different soil nematode assemblages but similar community responses to altitudinal gradients on …

Y Kitagami, K Obase, Y Matsuda - Pedobiologia, 2022 - Elsevier
The progress of molecular techniques has provided opportunities to comprehensively
understand the assemblage patterns of nematode communities in various natural …

Mecanismos de captura, colonización y alimentación empleados por parásitos y predadores de nematodos

M Vera-Morales, RF Castañeda-Ruiz, D Sosa… - …, 2022 - revistaecosistemas.net
Mecanismos de captura, colonización y alimentación empleados por parásitos y predadores
de nematodos. Los organismos del suelo tienen un papel fundamental en la estructura y …

[HTML][HTML] Toxicity of Per-and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances to Nematodes

T Ma, X Pan, T Wang, X Li, Y Luo - Toxics, 2023 - mdpi.com
Per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) are a class of compounds that persist in the
environment globally. Besides being transported to the soil and sediments, which act as …