Soil Nematodes of Grasslands in Northern China

Previous research in Chinese grasslands has provided much insight into the above-ground vegetation, however, relatively little attention has been paid to the below-ground biotic communities in the grassland ecosystem, with most of that research at a relatively small scale. Research on soil biodiversity has pointed out the dearth of information about the diversity of soil biota, especially at the genera or species level. This work breaks past the limitations of previous research on China's temperate grassland by presenting the findings and results of a large field survey along a transect across northern temperate grassland. It addresses the issue by first examining the nematode distribution patterns along the transect from trophic group, family, to genus level and evaluating their relationship with climatic conditions, plant biomass and soil parameters. It then presents detailed taxonomy information of nematodes to genus or species level, for better understanding the nematode diversity along the grassland transect in north China. Finally, the authors review the advances and perspectives for the research of soil ecology focusing on soil nematodes in China, including recent major discoveries of soil microbial diversity and eco-function during this field survey. This information helps researchers gain insight in predicting the impact of global change drivers on belowground soil biota, and better understand the functioning and services they provide in terrestrial ecosystems. Features previously unavailable information on nematode diversity and distribution along a large geographic region of ChinaDescribes the relationship of nematode assemblage composition with climatic conditions, plant and soil characteristicsCovers nematode genera and species descriptions along the grassland transect INDICE: Part 1 Introduction 1. Brief introduction for the grassland in China 2. Background information for the grassland transect in north China Part 2 Nematode diversity and distribution along the grassland transect 3. Nematode composition along the grassland transect 4. Patterns of climatic distribution of nematode trophic groups 5. Nematode genera richness and diversity 6. Relations of nematode assemblage composition with plant and soil characteristics Part 3 Nematode genera and species description along the grassland transect 7. Background about the nematode taxonomy 8. Keys to the nematode family presented in the grassland transect 9. Nematode genera and species presented in the grassland transect Part 4 Advances and perspectives in soil nematode ecology in China 10. Progress and research field in soil nematode ecology 11. Future challenge in soil nematode ecology in China

• ISBN: 978-0-12-813274-6
• Editorial: Academic Press
• Encuadernacion: Rústica
• Páginas: 208
• Fecha Publicación: 11/09/2017
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés