Fundamentals of Soil Ecology

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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...

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Fundamentals of Soil Ecology de D. Coleman, D. Crossley and P. Hendrix Un livre référencé par la Librairie Environnement
	Date : 23/08/2004 Langue : Anglais Format : 15 x 22,5 Pages : 386 Prix (€) : 42,9 ISBN : 0-12-179726-0 Commander ce livre en ligne

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. 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.

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