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<p>The main goal of this study was to evaluate the impact of the invasive common milkweed (<italic>Asclepias syriaca</italic> L.) on soil nematode communities. The research was carried out in 2018 and 2019 in an ecosystem of permanent grassland in the basin of the Laborec River in land registries of Drahňov, a Vojany village in southeastern Slovakia. The ecosystem contained a total of 64 species of free-living and parasitic nematodes. The most prevalent trophic groups were bacterial feeders (<italic>Acrobeloides nanus</italic>), followed by plant parasites (<italic>Helicotylenchus digonicus</italic> and <italic>Pratylenchus pratensis</italic>), fungal feeders (<italic>Aphelenchus avenae</italic>), and omnivores (<italic>Eudorylaimus carteri</italic>). The number of nematode species, the composition of trophic groups and the structure of communities in areas with invasive plants were similar to those in areas with native vegetation during the two years of observation.</p>
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The main goal of this study was to evaluate the impact of the invasive common milkweed (Asclepias syriaca L.) on soil nematode communities. The research was carried out in 2018 and 2019 in an ecosystem of permanent grassland in the basin of the Laborec River in land registries of Drahňov, a Vojany village in southeastern Slovakia. The ecosystem contained a total of 64 species of free-living and parasitic nematodes. The most prevalent trophic groups were bacterial feeders (Acrobeloides nanus), followed by plant parasites (Helicotylenchus digonicus and Pratylenchus pratensis), fungal feeders (Aphelenchus avenae), and omnivores (Eudorylaimus carteri). The number of nematode species, the composition of trophic groups and the structure of communities in areas with invasive plants were similar to those in areas with native vegetation during the two years of observation.

Influence of <italic>Asclepias syriaca</italic> on soil nematode communities

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The main goal of this study was to evaluate the impact of the invasive common milkweed (Asclepias syriaca L.) on soil nematode communities. The research was...

Influence of Asclepias syriaca on soil nematode communities

Pubblicato online: 01 mar 2021

Pagine: 73 - 81

Ricevuto: 21 ott 2020

Accettato: 26 nov 2020

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/foecol-2021-0009

Parole chiave
common milkweed, diversity, ecology, soil nematodes

© 2021 Michaela Jakubcsiková et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Influence of Asclepias syriaca on soil nematode communities

Pubblicato online: 01 mar 2021

Pagine: 73 - 81

Ricevuto: 21 ott 2020

Accettato: 26 nov 2020

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/foecol-2021-0009

Parole chiavecommon milkweed, diversity, ecology, soil nematodes

© 2021 Michaela Jakubcsiková et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Parole chiave
common milkweed, diversity, ecology, soil nematodes