The Abundance, Diversity, and Metabolic Footprint of Soil Nematodes Is Highest in High Elevation Alpine Grasslands
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1 Functional Ecology laboratory, Institute of Biology, University of Neuchâtel, Neuchâtel, Switzerland, Centro Para os Recursos Biológicos e Alimentos Mediterrânicos (MeditBio), Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Universidade do Algarve, Faro, Portugal, 3 Plant Protection Products Unit (DTEVPF), National Institute for Agricultural and Food Research and Technology, Madrid, Spain, 4 Institute of Earth Surface Dynamics, University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
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