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The architecture and biology of soils : life in inner space / edited by Karl Ritz, Iain Young.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Soil structure.
- Soil biology.
- Soil ecology.
- Agriculture.
- Local Subjects:
- Agriculture.
- Genre:
- Electronic books.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (ix, 244 pages) : illustrations
- Place of Publication:
- Wallingford, Oxfordshire ; Cambridge, MA : CABI, [2011]
- System Details:
- text file
- Summary:
- Soil is a fundamental and critical, yet often overlooked, component of terrestrial ecosystems. It is an extremely complex environment, supporting levels of diversity far greater than any ecosystem above ground. This book explores how soil structure develops and the consequences this has for life underground. The effects of spatial arrangement, of soil's physical and biological components on their interaction and function are used to demonstrate their roles in ecosystem dynamics.
- Contents:
- Contributors; Preface; 1 Views of the Underworld: in situ Visualization of Soil Biota; 2 Modelling Soil Structure and Processes; 3 Microbial Regulation of Soil Structural Dynamics; 4 The Zoological Generation of Soil Structure; 5 Biotic Regulation: Plants; 6 Biota-Mineral Interactions; 7 How do the Microhabitats Framed by Soil Structure Impact Soil Bacteria and the Processes that they Regulate?; 8 Fungal Growth in Soils; 9 Sensory Ecology in Soil Space; 10 Managing the Interactions between Soil Biota and their Physical Habitat in Agroecosystems; 11 Contaminated Soils and Bioremediation: Creation and Maintenance of Inner Space12 Biological Interactions within Soil Profiles Engineered for Sport and Amenity Use; Index.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version of record.
- Other Format:
- Print version: Architecture and biology of soils.
- ISBN:
- 9781845935320
- 1845935322
- 9781845935337
- 1845935330
- OCLC:
- 758335869
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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