TY - BOOK AU - Wild, Ailsa, AU - Barr,Briony AU - Crocetti,Gregory AU - Reed,Aviva AU - Stock,S.Patricia ED - CSIRO Publishing, ED - Scale Free Network, TI - Nema and the Xenos: a story of soil cycles SN - 9781486312160 PY - 2019///. CY - Clayton South, Vic. : PB - CSIRO Publishing, KW - Soil nematodes KW - Juvenile literature KW - Soils KW - Soil microbiology KW - Australian N1 - Prepublication record (machine generated from publisher information); The story -- The science behind the story; Also available via the World Wide Web N2 - This is a story about tiny creatures that live in the darkness of the soil. When a tree cries out in pain, some unexpected heroes come to the rescue. Nema and her gang of young nematodes (tiny worms) embark on a dangerous journey underground. The Xenos, a group of wise but deadly bacteria, hitch a ride. The story of how they help the tree is full of action, life-or-death challenges and microscopic warfare. It is a story of co-operation and ancient partnership, about events happening all over the Earth, in the hidden worlds beneath our feet ER -