Effects of vegetation coverage on the spatial distribution of soil nematode trophic groups

Abstract

The spatial variability of total soil nematodes and trophic groups in bare and fallow plots in Shenyang Experimental Station of Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences was examined using geostatistics combined with classic statistics. Results showed that the soil pH value had a negative effect on plant-parasites in both bare and fallow plots; the mean number of total nematodes was significantly higher in fallow plots than in bare plots, which was 1485.3 and 464.0 individuals per 100 g dry soil in fallow and bare plots, respectively; the nugget (C₀)/sill (C₀ + C) ratio of total nematodes, plant-parasites and bacterivores were lower in fallow plots (27.3%–45.6%) than in bare plots (49.5%–100%); the spatial distribution of total nematodes and trophic groups was found to be different between fallow and bare plots, which indicated that vegetation coverage had an effect on soil nematodes.

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