Variations in the community patterns of soil nematodes at different soil depths across successional stages of subalpine forests

• Published in: Ecological indicators Vol. 136; p. 108624
• Main Authors: Liu, Jia, Zhao, Wenqiang, He, Heliang, Kou, Yongping, Liu, Qing
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Ltd 01.03.2022; Elsevier
• Subjects: China; Community structure; ecosystems; forest succession; fungivores; Helicotylenchus; herbivores; microbial biomass; Secondary forest succession; secondary forests; shrublands; soil depth; Soil layer; Soil nematodes; Soil properties; surveys; China; Community structure; Soil layer; Soil nematodes; Soil properties; Secondary forest succession

[Display omitted] •Nematode community structure varies among forest successional stages.•Forest succession leads to higher nematode abundance and maturity index.•Increasing fungivores and decreasing herbivores occur with forest succession.•Forest succession exhibits layer-specific effects on nematod...