Nematodes as key indicators of soil health - Part 1

Nematodes are the most numerous multicellular organisms that live in almost every corner of the earth. They are incredibly diverse. They are found in soil, water and even inside other animals. Most fertile agricultural soils have at least 5 million nematodes per square meter. They feed mainly on bacteria and fungi, but plant-parasitic, omnivorous and predatory species also occur.
For each human, approximately 60 billion nematodes are living in the soil.
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Credits & References
• Bernard, E.C (1992) Soil nematode biodiversity. Biology & Fertility of Soils
Griffiths BS. 1994. Soil nutrient flow. In Soil Protozoa, ed. J Darbyshire, pp. 65–91. Wallingford, UK
• Van Den Hoogen J., Geisen S., Routh D., Ferris H., et. al. (2019) Soil nematode abundance and functional group composition at a global scale
• Kang H., Choi I., Park N., Bae C. & Kim D. (2019)
Nematode-Trapping Fungi Showed Different Predacity Among Nematode Species
• Nguyen K.B., Ugur G., Koppenhofer H.S., & Adams B.J. (2006) Heterorhabditis floridensis n. sp (Rhabditida : Heterorhabditidae) from Florida
• Dr. H. Ferris - University of California, Davis, California
• Dr. G. R. Stirling - University of Queensland
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