Occurrence and Diversity of Some Criconematidae and Paratylenchidae in the Adirondack Mountains of New York State

Authors

Don C. Norton, Iowa State UniversityFollow
Margaret Oard, Iowa State University

Document Type

Research

Abstract

Twenty nematode species in the Criconematidae and Paratylenchidae were found in 242 soil samples collected in the Adirondack Mountains of New York State during 1974-1979. The most species occurred in the hemlock-hardwood forests. Few species, mainly Nothocrionema sphagni and Crossonema menzeli, occurred in the spruce-fir zone. Nematode diversity (H') was inversely related to altitude when all samples were considered. When nematode diversity was analyzed with samples around conifers and nonconifers separately, there was no relationship of H' with altitude around conifers, but there was a negative relationship with nonconifers.

Publication Date

March 1982

Journal Title

Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science

Volume

89

Issue

1

First Page

11

Last Page

14

Copyright

©1982 Iowa Academy of Science, Inc.

Language

en

File Format

application/pdf

Recommended Citation

Norton, Don C. and Oard, Margaret (1982) "Occurrence and Diversity of Some Criconematidae and Paratylenchidae in the Adirondack Mountains of New York State," Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science, 89(1), 11-14.
Available at: https://scholarworks.uni.edu/pias/vol89/iss1/5