<abstract xml:lang="en" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>The distribution of nematode communities with depth in greenhouse soil of different ages from Shenyang suburb was investigated in October 2004. Thirteen families and 23 genera were observed in our study. Heterocephalobus was dominant genus in all treatments. The numbers of total nematodes and trophic groups declined with soil depth but increased with greenhouse age. Bacterivores were the most abundant trophic group in all treatments, followed by plant parasites and omnivores-predators, while fungivores were the least, only accounted for less than 4 % of the total abundance. Maturity index (MI) and plant parasite index (PPI) were effective in distinguishing differences in nematode community structure in different ages of greenhouses. The numbers of total nematodes were positively correlated with soil organic carbon, total nitrogen, nitrate, and electrolytic conductivity, but negatively with soil pH.</p></abstract>

The distribution of nematode communities with depth in greenhouse soil of different ages from Shenyang suburb was investigated in October 2004. Thirteen families and 23 genera were observed in our study. Heterocephalobus was dominant genus in all treatments. The numbers of total nematodes and trophic groups declined with soil depth but increased with greenhouse age. Bacterivores were the most abundant trophic group in all treatments, followed by plant parasites and omnivores-predators, while fungivores were the least, only accounted for less than 4 % of the total abundance. Maturity index (MI) and plant parasite index (PPI) were effective in distinguishing differences in nematode community structure in different ages of greenhouses. The numbers of total nematodes were positively correlated with soil organic carbon, total nitrogen, nitrate, and electrolytic conductivity, but negatively with soil pH.

Nematode communities in greenhouse soil of different ages from Shenyang suburb

Key Laboratory of Terrestrial Ecological Process, Institute of Applied Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang, 110016, China

Graduate School of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100039, China

Helminthologia

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The distribution of nematode communities with depth in greenhouse soil of different ages from Shenyang suburb was investigated in October 2004. Thirteen...

Nematode communities in greenhouse soil of different ages from Shenyang suburb

Published Online: Mar 01, 2006

Page range: 51 - 55

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/s11687-006-0010-4

Keywords
greenhouse soil, nematode community, trophic group, maturity index, vertical distribution

© 2006 Institute of Parasitology, SAS, Košice, Slovakia

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Nematode communities in greenhouse soil of different ages from Shenyang suburb

Published Online: Mar 01, 2006

Page range: 51 - 55

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/s11687-006-0010-4

Keywordsgreenhouse soil, nematode community, trophic group, maturity index, vertical distribution

© 2006 Institute of Parasitology, SAS, Košice, Slovakia

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
greenhouse soil, nematode community, trophic group, maturity index, vertical distribution