Soil ecology and ecosystem services /

"This multi-contributor, international volume synthesizes contributions from the world's leading soil scientists and ecologists, describing cutting-edge research that provides a basis for the maintenance of soil health and sustainability. The book covers these advances from a unique perspe...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Wall, Diana H. (Editor), Bardgett, Richard D. (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2012.
Edition:1st ed.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:"This multi-contributor, international volume synthesizes contributions from the world's leading soil scientists and ecologists, describing cutting-edge research that provides a basis for the maintenance of soil health and sustainability. The book covers these advances from a unique perspective of examining the ecosystem services produced by soil biota across different scales--from biotic interactions at microscales to communities functioning at regional and global scales. The book leads the user towards an understanding of how the sustainability of soils, biodiversity, and ecosystem services can be maintained and how humans, other animals, and ecosystems are dependent on living soils and ecosystem services."--Page 4 of cover
Physical Description:1 online resource (xiii, 406 pages) : illustrations, maps
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:0191774847
9780191774843
9780191632556
0191632554