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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 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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