Nematode grazing increases the allocation of plant-derived carbon to soil bacteria and saprophytic fungi, and activates bacterial species of the rhizosphere
Lydia Mielke, Martin Taubert, Simone Cesarz, Liliane Rueß, Kirsten Küsel, Gerd Gleixner, Markus Lange
Topics & Concepts
RhizosphereSoil food webTrophic levelBiologySoil biologyMicrobial population biologySoil carbonGrazingBulk soilBiomass (ecology)EcosystemNutrient cycleMicrobial loopEcologySoil organic matterMicrobial food webFood webAgronomyMicrocosmSoil waterBacteriaGeneticsMicrobial Community Ecology and PhysiologySoil Carbon and Nitrogen DynamicsNematode management and characterization studies