Infestation of natural populations of earthworm cocoons by rhabditid and cephalobid nematodes
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Infestation of natural populations of earthworm cocoons by rhabditid and cephalobid nematodes. / Kraglund, HO; Ekelund, Flemming.
In: Pedobiologia, Vol. 46, No. 2, 2002, p. 125-135.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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T1 - Infestation of natural populations of earthworm cocoons by rhabditid and cephalobid nematodes
AU - Kraglund, HO
AU - Ekelund, Flemming
N1 - Key words: Earthworms; nematodes; cocoons; trophic interactions; food web
PY - 2002
Y1 - 2002
N2 - Nematodes infested 13 of 100 earthworm cocoons from a compost pile and 17 of 197 cocoons from a permanent pasture soil. Between one and 2000 nematodes were found within the infested cocoons. All nematodes found in cocoons from the compost pile belonged to the genus Rhabditis, while Rhabditis spp. as well as members of Cephalobidae infested earthworm cocoons in the pasture soil. In cultures established from cocoons found in the pasture soil, at least five different types of nematodes belonging to the family Cephalobidae were found. Acrobeloides nanus was found in six cocoons, Cephalobus persegnis was found in four and Chiloplacus minimus was found in one cocoon. We suggest that earthworm - nematode interactions may be an important pathway for the transfer of carbon in terrestrial ecosystems, and that the inclusion of these pathways may lead to a better understanding of soil food web functioning.
AB - Nematodes infested 13 of 100 earthworm cocoons from a compost pile and 17 of 197 cocoons from a permanent pasture soil. Between one and 2000 nematodes were found within the infested cocoons. All nematodes found in cocoons from the compost pile belonged to the genus Rhabditis, while Rhabditis spp. as well as members of Cephalobidae infested earthworm cocoons in the pasture soil. In cultures established from cocoons found in the pasture soil, at least five different types of nematodes belonging to the family Cephalobidae were found. Acrobeloides nanus was found in six cocoons, Cephalobus persegnis was found in four and Chiloplacus minimus was found in one cocoon. We suggest that earthworm - nematode interactions may be an important pathway for the transfer of carbon in terrestrial ecosystems, and that the inclusion of these pathways may lead to a better understanding of soil food web functioning.
U2 - 10.1078/0031-4056-00119
DO - 10.1078/0031-4056-00119
M3 - Journal article
VL - 46
SP - 125
EP - 135
JO - Pedobiologia
JF - Pedobiologia
SN - 0031-4056
IS - 2
ER -
ID: 8673194