[PDF][PDF] A review of soil nematodes as biological indicators for the assessment of soil health

Q Lu, T Liu, N Wang, Z Dou… - … Agric. Sci. Eng, 2020 - devp-service.oss-cn-beijing.aliyuncs …
Healthy soils are essential for sustainable agricultural development and soil health requires
careful assessment with increasing societal concern over environmentally friendly …

Altitudinal gradient affect abundance, diversity and metabolic footprint of soil nematodes in Banihal-Pass of Pir-Panjal mountain range

S Afzal, H Nesar, Z Imran, W Ahmad - Scientific reports, 2021 - nature.com
Despite enormous diversity, abundance and their role in ecosystem processes, little is
known about how community structures of soil-inhabiting nematodes differ across elevation …

Effects of microhabitats and soil conditions on structuring patterns of nematode communities in Japanese cedar (Cryptomeria japonica) plantation forests under …

Y Kitagami, T Tanikawa, Y Matsuda - Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 2020 - Elsevier
The effect of biotic factors impacted by abiotic conditions on nematode communities is not
fully understood in forest ecosystems. Monoculture forests with low understory diversity …

Application of synthetic fertilizers with crop straw facilitates optimization of soil nematode community and supports crop yields

C Huang, Z Yao, T Wang, X Wang, Y Zhang, B Zhu - Applied Soil Ecology, 2024 - Elsevier
Nematodes occupy different niches in soil and play important roles in plant growth.
However, the dynamic responses of nematode community to fertilization at the aggregate …

Independent effects of warming and altered precipitation pattern on nematode community structure in an arable field

X Guo, A Endler, C Poll, S Marhan, L Ruess - Agriculture, Ecosystems & …, 2021 - Elsevier
Global environmental change is causing increases in soil temperatures and alternations in
precipitation patterns, which are affecting soil biota in natural and managed systems. Arable …

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 …

Can Nematode Communities Work as an Indicator of Soil Health in a Multiyear Miscanthus × Giganteus Plantation Growing in Lead-Contaminated Soil?

T Stefanovska, A Skwiercz, V Pidlisnyuk, O Zhukov… - Agronomy, 2023 - mdpi.com
Analysis of the nematode community has been considered a key indicator of soil health. In
this study, the assessment of nematodes was performed two times during the third growing …

Warming decreased plant litter decomposition by modulating soil fauna interactions in a Tibetan alpine meadow

X Han, X Wang, Z Cao, G Hu, P Yu, S He, J Yan… - Science of The Total …, 2024 - Elsevier
Litter decomposition is a vital process for maintaining ecosystem carbon cycling. It is affected
by soil fauna which are predators and decomposers of litter. However, how the interactions …

Contrasting influences of two dominant plants, Dasiphora fruticosa and Ligularia virguarea, on aboveground and belowground communities in an alpine meadow

H Song, Z Liu, H Cui, J Chen, S Chen, H Gao… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Soil organisms are abundant, phylogenetically and functionally diverse, and interact to
catalyse and regulate critical soil processes. Understanding what structures belowground …

Responses of soil nematode abundance and food web to cover crops in a kiwifruit orchard

Q Li, XX Qi, H Zhang, Y Zhang, H Liu, J Zhao… - Frontiers in Plant …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Soil biodiversity plays an important role in both agricultural productivity and ecosystem
functions. Cover crop species influence the primary productivity of the ecosystem and basal …