{"product_id":"nematodes-in-soil-ecosystems-paperback-softback-9780292740914","title":"Nematodes in Soil Ecosystems (Paperback \/ softback) 9780292740914","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eNematodes in Soil Ecosystems\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eDiana W. Freckman (Edited by), J. A. Wallwork (Introduction by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780292740914\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 1 July 1982\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e220 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 1.3 cm, 0.454 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e Many species of the phylum Nematoda, the nonsegmented worms, play an important role as animal or plant parasites; most species are active contributors to the decomposition cycle in soil ecosystems, but the details of that contribution are just beginning to be understood. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Agricultural nematologists, vitally involved in the study of the methodology, taxonomy, and biology of the species due to the direct relationship between crop yield and the size of plant-parasitic nematode populations, have provided much information about the nematodes. More recently, ecologists have contributed additional data on the structure and function of the total soil community, including energy flow and nutrient cycling, and have examined the critical and multifaceted role of soil nematodes in such communities. \u003ci\u003eNematodes in Soil Ecosystems\u003c\/i\u003e provides a valuable synthesis of significant research in this area and may stimulate further important communication between the agricultural and ecological branches of nematode research. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e List of Contributors \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Foreword (J. A. Wallwork) \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Preface (D. W. Freckman) \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e I. Primary Consumption \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e The Role of Nematodes as Primary Consumers (Howard Ferris) \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Nematodes in No-Tillage Agroecosystems (B. R. Stinner and D. A. Crossley, Jr.) \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Interactions between Phytophagous Nematodes (Larry Duncan and Howard Ferris) \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e II. Decomposition \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Role of Nematodes in Decomposition (G. W. Yeates and D. C. Coleman) \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Parameters of the Nematode Contribution to Ecosystems (Diana W. Freckman) \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e 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) \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e 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) \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e III. Synthesis and Validation \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Model Synthesis and Validation: Primary Consumers (R. McSorley, J. M. Ferris, and V. R. Ferris) \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e A Simulation Model for Life-History Strategies of Bacteriophagic Nematodes (Richard V. Anderson and Thomas B. Kirchner) \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Soil Sampling and Processing for Detection and Quantification of Nematode Populations for Ecological Studies (P. B. Goodell) \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Discussion \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"University of Texas Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52685358399768,"sku":"9780292740914","price":18.69,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/nematodes-in-soil-ecosystems-paperback-softback-9780292740914","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}