Do Nematodes Abd Nutrient Cycling?
Do Nematodes Abd Nutrient Cycling? Like protozoa, nematodes are important in mineralizing, or releasing, nutrients in plant-available forms. When nematodes eat bacteria or fungi, ammonium (NH4+) is released because bacteria and fungi contain much more nitrogen than the nematodes require. How do nematodes get nutrients? Fungal-feeders feed by puncturing the cell wall of fungi and