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Quénéhervé Patrick, Chotte Jean-Luc. (1996). Distribution of nematodes in vertisol aggregates under a permanent pasture in Martinique. Applied Soil Ecology, 4, p. 193-200. ISSN 0929-1393.

Titre du document
Distribution of nematodes in vertisol aggregates under a permanent pasture in Martinique
Année de publication
1996
Type de document
Article
Auteurs
Quénéhervé Patrick, Chotte Jean-Luc
Source
Applied Soil Ecology, 1996, 4, p. 193-200 ISSN 0929-1393
This study reports on the distribution of nematodes in different soil habitats under a permanent pasture of digitgrass (Digitaria decumbens Stent. cv. "Pangola") in Martinique. The objectives were to evaluate a gentle fractionation method compatible with further soil nematode extraction and to assess the respective soil microhabitats of plant-feeding nematodes and free-living nematodes. This study indicated that the gentle soil fractionation can effectively separate soil habitats and allow the recovery of associated nematodes. Plant-feeding nematodes were equally distributed between inter-aggregate pores, habitats constituted of aggregated fine silt + clay particles and roots + rhizosphere. Most of free-living nematodes (53%) resided in the inter-aggregate pores. Irrespective of food resource, densities of nematodes (number per gram of habitat) were similar in habitats coarser than 1000 micrometres (A5000, A2000 and A1000). Habitats with the finest soil (A200) were not favourable sites because of the rarity of roots (for plant-feeding nematodes) and physical constraints. (Résumé d'auteur)
Plan de classement
Faune [074FAUSOL]
Descripteurs
ECOLOGIE DES PARASITES ; NEMATODE ; NEMATOLOGIE ; VERTISOL ; PEDOLOGIE ; AGREGAT
Description Géographique
MARTINIQUE
Localisation
Fonds IRD [F B010013164] ; Bondy ; Montpellier (Centre IRD)
Identifiant IRD
fdi:010013164
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