@article{fdi:010024955, title = {{C}hanges in nematode communities following cultivation of soils after fallow periods of different length}, author = {{V}illenave, {C}{\'e}cile and {B}ongers, {T}. and {E}kschmitt, {K}. and {D}jigal, {D}. and {C}hotte, {J}ean-{L}uc}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{T}he composition of the nematofauna was studied in four soils that differed in length of fallow restoration period since previous cultivation. {T}he longest fallow period was 21 years. {P}lots were sampled for 2 years after starting cultivation of the fallow soils. {T}he treatments were ranked following a restoration-exploitation gradient depending on fallow duration and the number of years of millet cultivation after fallow clearing ; components of the nematofauna were analysed for correlation with this ranking. {T}he nematode community structures at the first date of sampling during cultivation clearly reflected the length of the fallow period. {N}ematode community structures in the fallow soils rapidly approached those in the continuously cultivated soil ; they were hardly distinguishable during the second year of cultivation. {O}ne-third of the recorded nematode taxa exhibited pronounced responses to the cultivation. {M}ononchidae, {A}natonchidae, {T}ylencholaimoidea, #{A}crobeles$, #{P}seudacrobeles$, {T}ylenchidae and #{H}elicotylenchus$ preferred sites of more mature successional status, while {D}orylaimoidea, #{T}ylenchorhynchus$ and {R}habdolaimidae dominated the cultivated sites. {T}he maturity index ({MI}) did not distinguish the management regimes. {T}he plant parasite index ({PPI}) tended to decrease with higher restoration status linked to greater abundance of the {T}ylenchidae in these situations. {T}he decrease of fungal to bacterial feeders reflected a decreasing importance of the fungal decomposition pathway after resuming cultivation. ({R}{\'e}sum{\'e} d'auteur)}, keywords = {{NEMATODE} ; {STRUCTURE} {DE} {POPULATION} ; {CYCLE} {CULTURAL} ; {SOL} {CULTIVE} ; {JACHERE} {NATURELLE} ; {MIL} ; {SOL} ; {PROPRIETE} {PHYSICOCHIMIQUE} ; {DIVERSITE} {SPECIFIQUE} ; {ETUDE} {COMPARATIVE} ; {ZONE} {SOUDANOSAHELIENNE} ; {SENEGAL}}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{A}pplied {S}oil {E}cology}, volume = {17}, numero = {}, pages = {43--52}, ISSN = {0929-1393}, year = {2001}, DOI = {10.1016/{S}0929-1393(00)00129-3}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010024955}, }