@article {Witthoeft-Muehlmann:2007sf,
	title = {Combined influence of river discharge and wind on littoral nematode communities of a river mouth area of Lake Constance},
	journal = {Aquatic Ecology},
	volume = {41},
	year = {2007},
	pages = {231-242},
	publisher = {SPRINGER},
	address = {VAN GODEWIJCKSTRAAT 30, 3311 GZ DORDRECHT, NETHERLANDS},
	abstract = {The littoral nematode community adjacent to a river mouth (River Schussen) on Lake Constance (Germany) was studied from February 1999 to January 2000 in order to determine the influence of stress resulting from fluctuations in river discharge on local nematode assemblages. Additionally, the influence of wind as a second important stress factor was considered. Six sample sites were chosen, reflecting a gradient of river influence within the broader river mouth area. Nematode communities, varying in a mean range from 121 to 165 ind/10 cm(2), were found to differ significantly in terms of abundance, feeding type composition and species diversity. Deposit feeders were most abundant at all sites followed by chewers. Deposit feeders were affected mainly by wind events, while species diversity and the occurrence of chewers were influenced mainly by river discharge. The impact of both these stress factors was modified by a third variable, water level. Moderate and high levels of combined habitat stress led to significant changes in community structure. Under conditions of calm weather and low discharge, reduced species diversity and an increased predominance of deposit feeders were observed. In most cases, species diversity was found to be higher under moderate stress conditions, an observation that offers support for Connel{\textquoteright}s Intermediate Disturbance Hypothesis.},
	keywords = {disturbance, diversity, feeding types, habitat stress, spatial pattern, temporal pattern},
	doi = {DOI 10.1007/s10452-006-9076-9},
	author = {Witthoeft-Muehlmann, A. and W. Traunspurger and Rothhaupt, K. O.}
}
@article {Bert:2009zl,
	title = {Nematode assemblages in a nature reserve with historical pollution},
	journal = {Belgian Journal of Zoology},
	volume = {139},
	year = {2009},
	pages = {3-14},
	publisher = {SOC ROYALE ZOOLOGIQUE BELGIQUE},
	address = {C/O PROF DR E SCHOCKAERT, DEPT SBG, LIMBURGS UNIV CENTRUM, B-3590 DIEPENBEEK, BELGIUM},
	abstract = {Nematodes, and especially nematode communities, have significant potential as bio-indicators. The present study aimed to assess thee nematode community structure of several sites with different historical pollution Long-term polluted municipal waste-, tar- and sludge- sites were compared with less disturbed annex sites At each site heavy metal and PAHs concentrations were measured together with soil texture classes. pH and total organic matter Identification of three hundred nematodes at each location resulted in the discrimination of 63 genera from 32 different families of which the Cephalobidae. Belonolaimidae, Tylenchidae, Hoplolaimidae, Belonolaimidae and Plectidae were the most abundant families The sampling sites harbour significantly different nematode communities and significant differences of life-strategy-related parameters (cp-groups, MI Indexes) were observed. The significant augmentation of the proportion of the cp 2 nematodes in historically-polluted sites was especially informative. Omitting the cp 1 group from the MI (=MI2-5) better reflects putative historical pollution-induced community changes However, the current study did not reveal significant relationships between historical pollution and the feeding type composition, or the Shannon-Wiener diversity The observed results are critically assessed in the light of possible flaws such as sampling and analyzing limitations.},
	keywords = {bio-indicator, diversity, feeding types, heavy metals, life strategy, MI, pollution},
	author = {Bert, Wim and Manhout, Joeri and Van Colen, Carl and Borgonie, Gaetan and Decraemer, Wilfrida}
}
