Divergent responses of nematodes in plant litter versus in top soil layer to nitrogen addition in a semi-arid grassland
Jianwei Cheng, Wenhong Ma, Baihui Hao, Xinmin Liu, Frank Yonghong Li
Topics & Concepts
Soil food webLitterSoil biologySpecies richnessAgronomyDecomposerBiologyBacterivorePlant litterEcosystemGrasslandAbundance (ecology)Biomass (ecology)EcologyEnvironmental scienceSoil waterNematode management and characterization studiesParasite Biology and Host InteractionsLegume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis