Fundamentals of Soil Ecology

David C. Coleman, D. A. Crossley, Paul Hendrix

386 pages, parution le 23/08/2004 (2^eme édition)

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Résumé

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 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.

Audience
Soil scientists, agricultural scientists, crop scientists, ecologists, microbiologists and invertebrate zoologists. Faculty, researchers, graduate students and undergraduates interested in these and related disciplines. Libraries at institutions with strong programs in these and related areas. Courses: Soil Ecology, Conservation Biology, Forest Soils Departments: Ecology, Crop and Soil Science, Biological Sciences

L'auteur - David C. Coleman

David C. Coleman , Institute of Ecology, University of Georgia, Athens, U.S.A.

L'auteur - D. A. Crossley

D. A. Crossley, Jr. , Institute of Ecology, University of Georgia, Athens, U.S.A.

L'auteur - Paul Hendrix

Paul Hendrix , Institute of Ecology, University of Georgia, Athens, U.S.A.

Sommaire

Preface to First Edition
Preface to Second Edition
Historical Overview of Soils and the Fitness of the Soil Environment
Primary Production Processes in Soils: Roots and Rhizosphere Associates
Secondary Production: Activities and Functions of Heterotrophic Organisms--Microbes
Secondary Production: Activities and Functions of Heterotrophic Organisms--The Soil Fauna
Decomposition and Nutrient Cycling
Soil Foodwebs: Detritivory and Microbivory in Soils
Soil Biodiversity, and Linkages to Soil Processes
Future Developments in Soil Ecology
Laboratory and Field Exercises in Soil Ecology

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Éditeur(s)	Elsevier, Academic Press
Auteur(s)	David C. Coleman, D. A. Crossley, Paul Hendrix
Parution	23/08/2004
Édition	2^eme édition
Nb. de pages	386
Format	15 x 22,5
Couverture	Broché
Poids	650g
Intérieur	Noir et Blanc
EAN13	9780121797263
ISBN13	978-0-12-179726-3