Responses of Soil Nematodes to Environmental Changes in Different Ecosystems

doi:10.11924/j.issn.1000-6850.casb2025-0072

Abstract

Abstract:

As bioindicators, soil nematodes’ distribution patterns reflect soil-plant health. Environmental changes regulate nematode communities via resource-environment pathways, with impacts varying across ecosystems and disturbance durations. Studies indicated that these effects varied across ecosystem types, with differing responses to short-term and long-term disturbances. From the perspective of soil ecology, this review systematically examined the spatial heterogeneity of nematode distribution and their responses to typical environmental changes in forests, grasslands, farmlands, wetlands and deserts. Future research should focus on the effects of specific trophic groups of nematodes, comprehensively assess their roles across ecosystems and contribute to ecosystem sustainability.

Key words: soil nematode, ecosystems, environmental change, spatial distribution, nematode diversity, soil micro food web

GONG Aiqi, YANG Fuxiang, CHEN Xiuhua, LI Wenhao, TAN Wenfeng. Responses of Soil Nematodes to Environmental Changes in Different Ecosystems[J]. Chinese Agricultural Science Bulletin, 2025, 41(18): 99-107.

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