Unifying the functional diversity in natural and cultivated soils using the overall body-mass distribution of nematodes
Abstract Background Sustainable use of our soils is a key goal for environmental protection. As many ecosystem services are supported belowground at different trophic levels by nematodes, soil nematodes are expected to provide objective metrics for biological quality to integrate physical and chemic...
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| Language: | English |
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BMC
2017-11-01
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| Series: | BMC Ecology |
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| Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12898-017-0145-9 |