<abstract xml:lang="en" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>The effect of lead on soil nematode communities at the 0–20 cm depth was investigated along an increasing distance from a highway in Northeast China. The results showed that the abundance of total nematodes significantly increased from 40 m and then decreased eventually and the similar trend was also found in most indices studied. Thirty seven genera of nematodes belonging to 8 orders and 24 families were observed in our study, and Helicotylenchus was eudominant genus at all the sampling sites. The numbers of total nematodes significantly correlated with total and available Pb (P &lt; 0.05), while ΣMI had a significantly negative correlation with TOC, Total N (P &lt; 0.01) and C/N ratio (P &lt; 0.05). Total and available Pb in soil had positive correlation with the numbers of total nematodes and bacterivores. The concentration of Pb also had an effect on abundance of Helicotylenchus, which increased in moderate concentration of Pb. NCR could be effectively used as indicators, as it was sensitive to concentration of Pb.</p></abstract>

The effect of lead on soil nematode communities at the 0–20 cm depth was investigated along an increasing distance from a highway in Northeast China. The results showed that the abundance of total nematodes significantly increased from 40 m and then decreased eventually and the similar trend was also found in most indices studied. Thirty seven genera of nematodes belonging to 8 orders and 24 families were observed in our study, and Helicotylenchus was eudominant genus at all the sampling sites. The numbers of total nematodes significantly correlated with total and available Pb (P < 0.05), while ΣMI had a significantly negative correlation with TOC, Total N (P < 0.01) and C/N ratio (P < 0.05). Total and available Pb in soil had positive correlation with the numbers of total nematodes and bacterivores. The concentration of Pb also had an effect on abundance of Helicotylenchus, which increased in moderate concentration of Pb. NCR could be effectively used as indicators, as it was sensitive to concentration of Pb.

Distribution of soil nematode communities along a section of Shen-Ha Highway

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

Nematode Biodiversity Research Laboratory, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, 202002, India

Helminthologia

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The effect of lead on soil nematode communities at the 0–20 cm depth was investigated along an increasing distance from a highway in Northeast China. The...

Distribution of soil nematode communities along a section of Shen-Ha Highway

Published Online: Nov 17, 2009

Page range: 241 - 246

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/s11687-009-0044-5

Keywords
soil nematodes, community structure, ecological indices, highway, lead

© 2009 Institute of Parasitology, SAS, Košice, Slovakia

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

Distribution of soil nematode communities along a section of Shen-Ha Highway

Published Online: Nov 17, 2009

Page range: 241 - 246

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/s11687-009-0044-5

Keywordssoil nematodes, community structure, ecological indices, highway, lead

© 2009 Institute of Parasitology, SAS, Košice, Slovakia

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

Keywords
soil nematodes, community structure, ecological indices, highway, lead