Fundamentals of Soil EcologyDavid C. Coleman, Research Professor of Ecology David C Coleman, D. A. Crossley, Jr., Paul F. Hendrix Academic Press, 2 août 2004 - 386 pages 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.. * Contains over 60% new material and 150 more pages * Includes new chapters on soil biodiversity and its relationship to ecosystem function * Outlines suggested laboratory and field methods * Incorporates new pedagogical features * Combines theoretical and practical approaches |
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Table des matières
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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 |
References | 327 |
Index | 375 |
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Fundamentals of Soil Ecology David C. Coleman,Mac A. Callaham,D. A. Crossley, Jr. Aperçu limité - 2017 |
Expressions et termes fréquents
aboveground abundant aggregate agroecosystems amoebae arthropods bacteria beetles belowground biodiversity biological biomass breakdown rates burrows cells Chapter chemical clay Coleman collembolans Crossley cycling decomposing decomposition rates density detritivores diversity dynamics earthworms ecosystem function effects enchytraeids enzymes estimates extraction feeding field FIGURE food webs forest floor fungal fungi funnel genera grassland groups growth habitats horizon humus hyphae impact increased inputs insects interactions layer leaf litter litter breakdown litter decomposition litterbags macroaggregates measured mesofauna method microarthropods microbial microbial biomass microbial community microcosms microfauna millipedes mineral soil minirhizotrons mites mycorrhiza nematodes nitrogen noted numbers nutrient oribatid oribatid mites particles phosphorus plant populations predators primary production protozoa range respiration rhizosphere root significant soil biota soil carbon soil ecology soil fauna soil food webs soil organic matter soil processes soil structure soil surface soil systems species spiders square meter studies substrate techniques termites terrestrial tion tropical Tullgren turnover
