土壌生態学の基礎（第２版） Fundamentals of Soil Ecology （2ND）

Coleman, David C./ Crossley Jr, D. A.

Academic Press（2004/07発売）

• 製本 Paperback:紙装版/ペーパーバック版／ページ数 386 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9780121797263
• DDC分類 577.57

基本説明

Provides insights into the best ways to use the biodiversity in all soil systems. Contains expanded coverage of all belowground biota(roots, microbes and fauna), and more.

Full Description

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..

Contents

Preface to First EditionPreface to Second EditionHistorical Overview of Soils and the Fitness of the Soil EnvironmentPrimary Production Processes in Soils: Roots and Rhizosphere AssociatesSecondary Production: Activities and Functions of Heterotrophic Organisms--MicrobesSecondary Production: Activities and Functions of Heterotrophic Organisms--The Soil FaunaDecomposition and Nutrient CyclingSoil Foodwebs: Detritivory and Microbivory in SoilsSoil Biodiversity, and Linkages to Soil ProcessesFuture Developments in Soil Ecology Laboratory and Field Exercises in Soil Ecology