Surface Soil Nematodes

**The objective of the present research was to determine whether
there have been changes in the structure and function of the surface
(0-20cm) soil system, the zone most affected by litter
decomposition, which is associated with the rapid movement of
mesquite from historical habitats (arroyo and playa fringe) into
recent habitats (grassland and dunes). We hypothesized that the
soil biotic communities would be poorly developed in the recent
mesquite habitats because of lower soil C and nutrient
concentrations.
Data set contains Baerman Funnel extracted nematodes (fungal
feeders, bacterial feeders, omnivore-predator, total plant
parasites, total nematodes) and Elutriator extracted nematodes
(fungal feeders, bacterial feeders, omnivore-predator, total plant
parasites, total nematodes).