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Soil biodiversity in Amazonian and other Brazilian ecosystems
Moreira, F. M. S. (Fátima Maria de Souza)
1 online resource (x, 280 pages, 3 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations, maps, charts
This book contains eleven chapters focusing on the soil biodiversity in one of the key biodiversity hotspots of the world, i.e., the Amazon and nearby regions of Brazil. It covers both the tropical savannah and the rain forests. Also addressed are the patterns of diversity and communities of various soil organisms (i.e., earthworms, termites, nematodes, termites, ants, microfungi, arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi and nitrogen fixing bacteria). The work presented is based on the Brazilian component of the project 'Conservation and Sustainable Management of Belowground Biodiversity'. This book represents a major contribution to the literature and will interest those in biodiversity conservation, soil science and ecology.
Soil Organisms in Tropical Ecosystems : a Key Role for Brazil in the Global Quest for the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Biodiversity / F.M.S. Moreira, J.O. Siqueira and L. Brussard -- Soil and Land Use in the Brazilian Amazon / M.L. Mendonça-Santos, H.G. dos Santos, M.R. Coelho, A.C.C. Bernardi, P.L.O.A. Machado, C.V. Manzatto and E.C.C. Fidalgo -- Soil Macrofauna Communities in Brazilian Amazonia / E. Barros, J. Mathieu, S. Tapia-Coral, A.R.L. Nascimento and P. Lavelle -- Earthworm Ecology and Diversity in Brazil / S.W. James and G.G. Brown -- Termite Diversity in Brazil (Insecta : Isoptera) / R. Constantino and A.N.S. Acioli -- Patterns of Diversity and Responses to Forest Disturbance by Ground-dwelling Ants in Amazonia / H.L. Vasconcelos -- Soil Mesofauna in Central Amazon / E. Franklin and J.W. de Morais -- Nematode Communities in Soils under Different Land Use Systems in Brazilian Amazon and Savannah Vegetation / S.P. Huang and J.E. Cares -- Diversity of Microfungi in Tropical Soils / L.H. Pfenning and L.M. de Abreu -- Diversity of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi in Brazilian Ecosystems / S.L. Stürmer and J.O. Siqueira -- Nitrogen-fixing Leguminosae-nodulating Bacteria / F.M.S. Moreira.
edited by F.M.S. Moreira and J.O. Siqueira, Department of Soil Science, Federal University of Lavras, Brazil and L. Brussaard, Department of Soil Quality, Wageningen University, The Netherlands.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Forests and Forest Trees (Biology and Ecology)
Wallingford, UK ; Cambridge, MA : CABI Pub., c2006.