Nematode community structure, a measure of the abundance and diversity of soil nematode assemblages, provides insight into ecosystem resilience where larger, more diverse assemblages reflect a capacity to perform numerous ecological functions and therefore sustain soil productivity and health (Yeates, 2007). Nematodes are appropriate indicators of soil ecosystem resilience due to the presence of multiple feeding groups – bacterivores, fungivores, herbivores, omnivores and predators – participating in soil food webs. Their diverse life history strategies may indicate whether the ecosystem has experienced a recent disturbance.