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Nematodes are incontestably the most numerous and the most diverse
metazoans in freshwater habitats, and these properties bestow
exceptional significance to their role in the environment. An array
of functional roles has been attributed to them: they are grazers
on bacteria and primary producers, regulators of decomposition of
plant material, predators, prey for other animals, and closely
associated symbionts of bacteria and other organisms. Freshwater
nematodes are central in the context of environmental monitoring,
pollution assessments, global warming and food webs, and this is
increasingly being recognized. Moreover, the short generation time
(a few days to months) of many species makes nematodes ideal for
laboratory studies. This book: Provides a follow-up to Freshwater
Nematodes: Ecology and Taxonomy (2006). Offers guidelines for
studying the ecology of free-living nematodes, including detailed
protocols and case studies. Promotes free-living nematodes as model
organisms for studies in a broad range of research fields. Despite
the recognized importance of nematodes across ecosystems, many
species of free-living nematodes have yet to be discovered, and
essential knowledge gaps remain. Ecology of Freshwater Nematodes
provides an overview of research efforts in this field, and is an
important resource for researchers in the field of nematology and
ecology.
Nematodes are the most numerous metazoans in aquatic sediments. The
majority of conducted studies on these aquatic forms focus mainly
on those in marine and estuarine habitats. Nematodes from inland
water bodies have been relatively forgotten or ignored. Recognizing
this serious drawback and its impact on research on nematodes, this
book brings together the available information on freshwater
nematodes. It addresses the taxonomy of this extremely diverse
phylum and provides analysis of its ecology in freshwater habitats
from nematologists from 12 countries worldwide. Descriptions of
each taxon at genus-level and above are provided with an augmenting
pictorial guide to the currently valid genera. Also, a complete,
up-to-date and valid species-list is given for every genus with an
emphasis on those reported from freshwater bodies.
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