Fundamentals of Soil EcologyThis fully revised and expanded edition of Fundamentals of Soil Ecology continues its holistic approach to soil biology and ecosystem function. Students and ecosystem researchers will gain a greater understanding of the central roles that soils play in ecosystem development and function. The authors emphasize the increasing importance of soils as the organizing center for all terrestrial ecosystems and provide an overview of theory and practice of soil ecology, both from an ecosystem and evolutionary biology point of view. This volume contains updated and greatly expanded coverage of all belowground biota (roots, microbes and fauna) and methods to identify and determine its distribution and abundance. New chapters are provided on soil biodiversity and its relationship to ecosystem processes, suggested laboratory and field methods to measure biota and their activities in ecosystems..
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Contents
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Activities of Heterotrophic OrganismsMicrobes | 47 |
Activities of Heterotrophic OrganismsThe Soil Fauna | 79 |
5 Decomposition and Nutrient Cycling | 187 |
Detritivory and Microbivory in Soils | 227 |
7 Soil Biodiversity and Linkages to Soil Processes | 247 |
8 Future Developments in Soil Ecology | 271 |
9 Laboratory and Field Exercises in Soil Ecology | 299 |
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Fundamentals of Soil Ecology David C. Coleman,D. A. Crossley, Jr.,Paul F. Hendrix Limited preview - 2004 |
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