Standard soil methods for long-term ecological research / edited by G. Philip Robertson ... [and others].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Robertson, G. P.

Series:

Long-Term Ecological Research Network series ; 2.

Long-term ecological research network series ; 2

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Soil ecology--Methodology--Congresses.

Soil ecology.

Soil ecology--Methodology.

Soil ecology--Research--Congresses.

Soil ecology--Research.

Genre:

Conference papers and proceedings.

Physical Description:

xvii, 462 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.

Place of Publication:

New York : Oxford University Press, 1999.

Summary:

Standardized methods and measurements are crucial for ecological research, particularly in long-term ecological studies where the projects are by nature collaborative and where it can be difficult to distinguish signs of environmental change from the effects of differing methodologies. This second volume in the Long-Term Ecological Research (LTER) Network Series addresses these issues directly by providing a comprehensive standardized set of protocols for measuring soil properties. The goal of the volume is to facilitate cross-site synthesis and evaluation of ecosystem processes. Chapters cover methods for studying physical and chemical properties of soils, soil biological properties, and soil organisms, and they include work from many leaders in the field. The book is the first broadly based compendium of standardized soil measurement methods and will be an invaluable resource for ecologists, agronomists, and soil scientists.

Contents:

1 Soil Sampling, Preparation, Archiving, and Quality Control / R. D. Boone, D. F. Grigal, P. Sollins, R. J. Ahrens, D. E. Armstrong 3

2 Site and Landscape Characterization for Ecological Studies / D. F. Grigal, J. C. Bell, R. J. Ahrens, R. D. Boone, E. F. Kelly, H. C. Monger, P. Sollins 29

I. Soil Physical Properties

3 Soil Water and Temperature Status / W. M. Jarrell, D. E. Armstrong, D. F. Grigal, E. F. Kelly, H. C. Monger, D. A. Wedin 55

4 Soil Structural and Other Physical Properties / E. T. Elliott, J. W. Heil, E. F. Kelly, H. C. Monger 74

II. Soil Chemical Properties

5 Soil Carbon and Nitrogen: Pools and Fractions / P. Sollins, C. Glassman, E. A. Paul, C. Swanston, K. Lajtha, J. W. Heil, E. T. Elliott 89

6 Exchangeable lons, pH, and Cation Exchange Capacity / G. P. Robertson, P. Sollins, B. G. Ellis, K. Lajtha 106

7 Soil Phosphorus: Characterization and Total Element Analysis / K. Lajtha, C. T. Driscoll, W. M. Jarrell, E. T. Elliott 115

8 Analysis of Detritus and Organic Horizons for Mineral and Organic Constituents / M. E. Harmon, K. Lajtha 143

9 Collection of Soil Solution / K. Lajtha, W. M. Jarrell, D. W. Johnson, P. Sollins 166

III. Soil Biological Processes

10 Soil CO[subscript 2], N[subscript 2]O, and CH[subscript 4] Exchange / E. A. Holland, G. P. Robertson, J. Greenberg, P. M. Groffman, R. D. Boone, J. R. Gosz 185

11 Measuring Decomposition, Nutrient Turnover, and Stores in Plant Litter / M. E. Harmon, K. J. Nadelhoffer, J. M. Blair 202

12 Dinitrogen Fixation / D. D. Myrold, R. W. Ruess, M. J. Klug 241

13 Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Availability: Nitrogen Mineralization, Nitrification, and Soil Respiration Potentials / G. P. Robertson, D. Wedin, P. M. Groffman, J. M. Blair, E. A. Holland, K. J. Nadelhoffer, D. Harris 258

14 Denitrification / P. M. Groffman, E. A. Holland, D. D. Myrold, G. P. Robertson, X. Zou 272

IV. Soil Organisms

15 The Determination of Microbial Biomass / E. A. Paul, D. Harris, M. J. Klug, R. W. Ruess 291

16 Characterizing Soil Microbial Communities / R. L. Sinsabaugh, M. J. Klug, H. P. Collins, P. E. Yeager, S. O. Petersen 318

17 Soil Invertebrates / D. C. Coleman, J. M. Blair, E. T. Elliott, D. H. Wall 349

18 Methods for Ecological Studies of Mycorrhizae / N. C. Johnson, T. E. O'Dell, C. S. Bledsoe 378

19 Measurement of Static Root Parameters: Biomass, Length, and Distribution in the Soil Profile / C. S. Bledsoe, T. J. Fahey, F. P. Day, R. W. Ruess 413

20 Fine Root Production and Demography / T. J. Fahey, C. S. Bledsoe, F. P. Day, R. W. Ruess, A. J. M. Smucker 437.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0195120833

OCLC:

39291657