@article{PAR00008679,
  title = {{G}rassland management history affects the response of the nematode community to changes in above-ground grazing regime},
  author = {{V}illenave, {C}{\'e}cile and {S}aj, {S}. and {A}ttard, {E}. and {K}lumpp, {K}. and {L}e {R}oux, {X}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{C}hanges in grassland management induce disturbances that influence both soil functioning and soil fauna. {T}his study aimed at determining the extent to which the composition of a grassland soil nematode community could be altered by a shift of grazing regime and the potential feedback that these alterations could provoke on grassland functioning. {T}herefore, we monitored the composition of the soil nematode community (i.e., plant-, bacterial-and fungal-feeders, omnivores and carnivores) of mesocosms that were sampled from two contrasted long-term field trials (high vs low grazing treatments) and subsequently subjected to high or no grazing for 2 years. {T}he soil nematofauna responded faster and more strongly to the application of an intensive grazing regime on a previously extensively exploited system than the other way round. {T}he application of an intensive grazing regime induced a significant increase in numbers of bacterial feeders and a decrease of the relative abundance of fungal-feeding nematodes. {T}he nematofaunal community structure was determined by both the past and current grazing regimes throughout the 2 years of monitoring. {O}bserved effects on soil microbivores seemed to reflect the 'immediate' above-ground primary production potential and to follow micro-organism dynamics. {O}n the other hand, observed effects on root-feeding nematodes seemed to reflect the integral effect of past and current grazing regimes on plant community root biomass and quality.},
  keywords = {defoliation ; ecological indices ; functional guilds ; grassland ; grazing ; (de)-intensification ; urea},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{N}ematology},
  volume = {13},
  numero = {{P}art 8},
  pages = {995--1008},
  ISSN = {1388-5545},
  year = {2011},
  DOI = {10.1163/138855411x574558},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/{PAR}00008679},
}