Soil nematode diversity : species coexistence and ecosystem function

Soil nematode species diversity is often high, both at ecosystem and single soil-core scales. First, how can so many species coexist? There is evidence of niche partitioning, notably of physical space, but vast interspecific overlaps and trait plasticity seem equally common. It appears that coexiste...

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Publié dans:Journal of nematology. - 1969. - 30(1998), 2 vom: 09. Juni, Seite 159-69
Auteur principal: Ettema, C H (Auteur)
Format: Article
Langue:English
Publié: 1998
Accès à la collection:Journal of nematology
Sujets:Journal Article biodiversity disturbance ecology ecosystem function functional redundancy nematode niche partitioning soil species coexistence plus... species diversity trophic groups