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Book Synopsis
A study of nematodes as active contributors to the decomposition cycle in soil ecosystems.

Table of Contents
  • List of Contributors
  • Foreword (J. A. Wallwork)
  • Preface (D. W. Freckman)
  • I. Primary Consumption
    • The Role of Nematodes as Primary Consumers (Howard Ferris)
    • Nematodes in No-Tillage Agroecosystems (B. R. Stinner and D. A. Crossley, Jr.)
    • Interactions between Phytophagous Nematodes (Larry Duncan and Howard Ferris)
  • II. Decomposition
    • Role of Nematodes in Decomposition (G. W. Yeates and D. C. Coleman)
    • Parameters of the Nematode Contribution to Ecosystems (Diana W. Freckman)
    • The Role of Nematodes in Decomposition in Desert Ecosystems (W. G. Whitford, D. W. Freckman, R. F. Santos, N. Z. Elkins, and L. W. Parker)
    • The Role of Bacterivorous and Fungivorous Nematodes in Cellulose and Chitin Decomposition in the Context of a Root/Rhizosphere/Soil Conceptual Model (J. A. Trofymow and D. C. Coleman)
  • III. Synthesis and Validation
    • Model Synthesis and Validation: Primary Consumers (R. McSorley, J. M. Ferris, and V. R. Ferris)
    • A Simulation Model for Life-History Strategies of Bacteriophagic Nematodes (Richard V. Anderson and Thomas B. Kirchner)
    • Soil Sampling and Processing for Detection and Quantification of Nematode Populations for Ecological Studies (P. B. Goodell)
  • Discussion

Nematodes in Soil Ecosystems

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    Publisher: University of Texas Press
    Publication Date: 01/07/1982
    ISBN13: 9780292740914, 978-0292740914
    ISBN10: 0292740913
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    Zoology: invertebrates Technology, Engineering & Agriculture Agricultural science

    Description

    Book Synopsis
    A study of nematodes as active contributors to the decomposition cycle in soil ecosystems.

    Table of Contents
    • List of Contributors
    • Foreword (J. A. Wallwork)
    • Preface (D. W. Freckman)
    • I. Primary Consumption
      • The Role of Nematodes as Primary Consumers (Howard Ferris)
      • Nematodes in No-Tillage Agroecosystems (B. R. Stinner and D. A. Crossley, Jr.)
      • Interactions between Phytophagous Nematodes (Larry Duncan and Howard Ferris)
    • II. Decomposition
      • Role of Nematodes in Decomposition (G. W. Yeates and D. C. Coleman)
      • Parameters of the Nematode Contribution to Ecosystems (Diana W. Freckman)
      • The Role of Nematodes in Decomposition in Desert Ecosystems (W. G. Whitford, D. W. Freckman, R. F. Santos, N. Z. Elkins, and L. W. Parker)
      • The Role of Bacterivorous and Fungivorous Nematodes in Cellulose and Chitin Decomposition in the Context of a Root/Rhizosphere/Soil Conceptual Model (J. A. Trofymow and D. C. Coleman)
    • III. Synthesis and Validation
      • Model Synthesis and Validation: Primary Consumers (R. McSorley, J. M. Ferris, and V. R. Ferris)
      • A Simulation Model for Life-History Strategies of Bacteriophagic Nematodes (Richard V. Anderson and Thomas B. Kirchner)
      • Soil Sampling and Processing for Detection and Quantification of Nematode Populations for Ecological Studies (P. B. Goodell)
    • Discussion

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