An Introduction to Roundworms

The Earth’s Most Abundant Animal Group and its Impacts on Humankind

Ricardo M. Souza (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

229 Seiten

2026 | Unabridged edition
Cambridge Scholars Publishing (Verlag)
978-1-0364-5945-1 (ISBN)

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With non-specialist language, this book educates the general public, students (high schoolers and up), teachers, and science journalists on the multipronged impact of roundworms on humankind. The book covers the negative and positive impacts of roundworms on agriculture and human health, and their role in the sustainability of terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems. It also explains how roundworms have been used as biological models in biology, biomedical, and space research; as tools for environmental monitoring; and as biological control agents against agricultural and urban pests. All these aspects are the subject of several interviews with renowned scientists, in which they talk about their personal trajectory, challenges, and ideas on their research on roundworms. Additional chapters present selected information on nematode life cycles and behavior, a narrated computer animation on the morphology and evolution of nematodes, and links to additional learning resources. This book is instrumental to educating a wide audience on the Earth's most pervasive animal group, which is to date astonishingly little known by the public.

Ricardo M. Souza holds a PhD in Plant Pathology from the University of California, Riverside (USA). He's affiliated with the State University of Northern Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, where he leads a research group focused on roundworms. His publications include 82 peer-reviewed articles, six book chapters, and two books: Plant Parasitic Nematodes of Coffee (2008) and SBN 40 Anos - Resumo Histórico, Reflexões, Perspectivas (2015). In addition to his research and teaching duties, he has served as Vice President (2005-2006) and President (2013-2019) of the Brazilian Nematological Society (BNS); as representative of the BNS to the International Federation of Nematology Societies; and as Head of the University`s Department of Entomology and Phytopathology (2006-2012).

Erscheinungsdatum	03.01.2026
Verlagsort	Newcastle upon Tyne
Sprache	englisch
Maße	148 x 212 mm
Themenwelt	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Natur / Technik
Themenwelt	Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Zoologie
ISBN-10	1-0364-5945-4 / 1036459454
ISBN-13	978-1-0364-5945-1 / 9781036459451
Zustand	Neuware