Ecology of Freshwater Nematodes / / edited by Walter Traunspurger

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910760496003321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Oxford : , : CAB International, , 2021; ©2021
• ISBN: 9781789243642; 1789243645; 9781789243659; 1789243653
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 recurs en línia (371 pàgines)
• Altri autori (Persone): MajdiNabil; SchenkJanina; HoddaMike; PtatscheckChristoph; GansfortBirgit; MoensTom; HössSebastian; FueserHendrik
• Disciplina: 592.57176
• Soggetti: Nematodes; Llibres electrònics.
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Nota di contenuto: Intro -- Half Title -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- List of Contributors -- Preface -- 1 Introduction to Freshwater Nematodes in Ecology: Current Knowledge and Research -- 2 Sampling and Processing of Freshwater Nematodes with Emphasis on Molecular Methods -- 3 Species Composition and Distribution of Free-living Nematodes in Lakes and Streams -- 4 Nematodes from Extreme and Unusual Freshwater Habitats -- 5 Dispersal of Free-living Nematodes -- 6 Feeding Ecology of Free-living Nematodes -- 7 Role of Nematodes in the Food Web: Nematodes as Predator and Prey -- 8 Production of Freshwater Nematodes -- 9 Freshwater Nematodes in Metacommunity Studies -- 10 Single- and Multi-species Toxicity Testing with ; Nematodes -- 11 Freshwater Nematodes as Bioindicators in Field Studies - The NemaSPEAR[%]-index -- 12 Case Studies with Nematodes from the Individual to Ecosystem Level -- Index -- Cabi -- Back.
• Sommario/riassunto: Nematodes, with a simple, tubular body form are the most abundant multicellular animals on earth. Freshwater nematodes are central in the context of environmental monitoring, pollution assessments, global warming and food chain complexes, and this is increasingly being recognised.