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The biology of soil : a community and ecosystem approach /

Soil science has undergone a renaissance with increasing awareness of the importance of soil organisms & below-ground biotic interactions as drivers of community & ecosystem properties.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Bardgett, Richard D.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Oxford University Press, 2005.
Series:Biology of habitats.
Subjects:
Soil biology.
Sols > Biologie.
SCIENCE > Environmental Science (see also Chemistry > Environmental)
NATURE > Ecosystems & Habitats > Wilderness.
NATURE > Ecology.
SCIENCE > Life Sciences > Ecology.
Soil biology
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • 1. The soil environment
  • 2. The diversity of life in soil
  • 3. Organism interactions and soil processes
  • 4. Linkages between plant and soil biological communities
  • 5. Above-ground trophic interactions and soil biological communities
  • 6. Soil biological properties and global change
  • 7. Conclusions.