The Role of Nematodes as Primary Consumers (Howard Ferris)
Nematodes in No-Tillage Agroecosystems (B. R. Stinner and D. A.
Crossley, Jr.)
Interactions between Phytophagous Nematodes (Larry Duncan and
Howard Ferris)
II. Decomposition
Role of Nematodes in Decomposition (G. W. Yeates and D. C.
Coleman)
Parameters of the Nematode Contribution to Ecosystems (Diana W.
Freckman)
The Role of Nematodes in Decomposition in Desert Ecosystems (W.
G. Whitford, D. W. Freckman, R. F. Santos, N. Z. Elkins, and L. W.
Parker)
The Role of Bacterivorous and Fungivorous Nematodes in
Cellulose and Chitin Decomposition in the Context of a
Root/Rhizosphere/Soil Conceptual Model (J. A. Trofymow and D. C.
Coleman)
III. Synthesis and Validation
Model Synthesis and Validation: Primary Consumers (R. McSorley,
J. M. Ferris, and V. R. Ferris)
A Simulation Model for Life-History Strategies of
Bacteriophagic Nematodes (Richard V. Anderson and Thomas B.
Kirchner)
Soil Sampling and Processing for Detection and Quantification
of Nematode Populations for Ecological Studies (P. B. Goodell)
Discussion
About the Author
Diana H. Wall (formerly Freckman) is Director of the School of
Global Environmental Sustainability at Colorado State University.
