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Modular Texts Series
Series
Soil Ecology and Management
Paperback
April 2010
9781845935634
More details
- Publisher
CABI - Published
6th April 2010 - ISBN 9781845935634
- Language English
- Pages 320 pp.
- Size 7.5" x 9.875"
- Images 121 illus
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Soil Ecology and Management describes the organisms inhabiting the soil, their functions and interactions and the dimensions of human impact on the activity of soil organisms and soil ecological function. Chapters discuss basic soil characteristics and biogeochemical cycling, key soil flora and fauna as well as community-level dynamics (soil food webs). Unlike other soil biology and ecology textbooks, this text also conveys a better understanding of how human activities impact upon soil ecology in a section on ecosystem management and its effects on soil biota. The authors provide a unique perspective on the utility of soil organisms by exploring the biodiversity of soil food webs, how they are impacted by human activities and intervention and their management.
"Overall, I found this book a valuable addition to existing soil ecology textbooks. The book therefore makes an excellent textbook in particular for students of applied fields such as agriculture and forestry; but also biology students will find this a very valuable addition to their readings. The authors are particularly congratulated by taking a stringent biological perspective throughout the book."
Stefan Scheu, Göttingen, Germany - , Basic and Applied Ecology
1. Fundamental properties of the soil ecosystem, 2. Characteristics of soil organic matter, 3. Nutrient cycling: nitrogen, phosphorus and sulphur, 4. Ecological and pedological functions of soil biota, 5. Soil food webs, 6. Soil biological diversity, 7. Ecosystem management and soil biota, 8. Soil biota as indicators of soil quality