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Fundamentals of soil ecology /
This 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...
| Call Number: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Other Authors: | , |
| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | Inglés |
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Amsterdam ; Boston :
Elsevier Academic Press,
�2004.
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| Edition: | 2nd ed. |
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| Online Access: | Texto completo |
Table of Contents:
- Preface to First Edition
- Preface to Second Edition
- 1 Historical Overview of Soils and the Fitness of the Soil Environment
- 2 Primary Production Processes in Soils: Roots and Rhizosphere Associates
- 3 Secondary Production: Activities and Functions of Heterotrophic Organisms--Microbes
- 4 Secondary Production: Activities and Functions of Heterotrophic Organisms--The Soil Fauna
- 5 Decomposition and Nutrient Cycling
- 6 Soil Foodwebs: Detritivory and Microbivory in Soils
- 7 Soil Biodiversity, and Linkages to Soil Processes
- 8 Future Developments in Soil Ecology
- 9 Laboratory and Field Exercises in Soil Ecology.
- Historical overview of soils and the fitness of the soil environment
- Primary production processes in soils: roots and rhizosphere associates
- Secondary production: activities of heterotrophic organisms: microbes
- Secondary production: activities of heterotrophic organisms:the soil fauna
- Decomposition and nutrient cycling
- Soil food webs: detritivory and microbivory in soils
- Soil biodiversity and linkages in soil processes
- Future developments in soil ecology
- Laboratory and field exercises in soil ecology.