Freshwater Nematodes: Ecology and Taxonomy

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PART I: ECOLOGY; Introduction: summary of present knowledge and research addressing the ecology and taxonomy of freshwater nematodes, P De Ley, University of California, USA, W Decraemer, Ghent University, Belgium, and Eyualem-Abebe; Techniques for processing freshwater nematodes, M Hodda, CSIRO Entomology, Canberra, Australia, and Eyualem-Abebe; Composition and distribution of free-living aquatic nematodes: global and local perspectives, W Traunspurger and I C Michiels, University of Bielefield, Germany, and Eyualem-Abebe; Dynamics of limno-nematodes: abundance, biomass and diversity, Eyualem-Abebe, W Traunspurger, and I C Michiels; Production of freshwater nematodes, M Bergtold, University of Bielefield, Germany, and W Traunspurger; Feeding ecology of free-living benthic nematodes, T Moens, Ghent University, Belgium, M Bergtold, and W Traunspurger; Patterns in the size structure of freshwater nematode communities: the cases of Lakes Konigssee and Brunnsee, Germany, W Traunspurger and M Bergtold; Freshwater nematodes in environmental science, S Hoes, W Traunspurger, and A Zullini, Universita di Milano-Bicocca, Italy; Nematodes in lotic systems, M Hodda; Nematodes from extreme freshwater habitats, M Hodda, A Ocana, University of Granada, Spain, and W Traunspurger; Computation and application of nematode community indices: general guidelines, D A Neher and B J Darby, University of Vermont, USA; PART II: TAXONOMY; Order Enoplida, N Smol and A Coomans, Ghent University, Belgium; Order Triplonchida, A Zullini; Dorylaimida I: Superfamilies Belondiroidea, Nygolaimoidea, and Tylencholaimoidea, R Pena-Santiago, Universidad de Joen, Spain; Dorylaimida Part II: superfamily Dorylaimoidea, M T Vinciguerra, Universita di Catania, Italy; Order Mononchida, A Zullini and V Peneva, Central Laboratory of General Ecology, Bulgaria; Orders Chromadorida, Desmodorida and Desmoscolecide W Decraemer and N Smol; Order Monhysterida, A Coomans and Eyualem-Abebe; Order Araeolaimida, A Muthumbi, University of Nairobi, Kenya and A Vanreusel, Ghent University, Belgium; Order Plectida, O Holovachov, Ivan Franko National University of Lviv, Ukraine and P De Ley; Order Rhabditida: Suborder Tylenchina, W Bert and G Borgonie, Ghent University, Belgium; Order Rhabditida: Suborder Rhabditina, J Abolofia, Universidad de Jaen, Spain.