The ecology of soil decomposition / Sina M. Adl.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Adl, Sina M., 1964-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Soil microbial ecology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (350 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Wallingford, Oxon, UK ; Cambridge, MA : CABI Pub., c2003.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Describing trophic interactions between species that carry out the decomposition of organic matter in the soil, this title addresses the key topics of functional groups, spatial stratification and succession patterns over time, involving bacteria, protists, fungi and micro-invertebrates.

Contents:

Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; 1 The Saprotrophs; 2 The Habitat; 3 Sampling and Enumeration; 4 Reconstructing the Soil Food Web; 5 Spatial and Temporal Patterns; 6 Integrating the Food Web; References; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (295-325).

ISBN:

1-280-83378-5

9786610833788

0-85199-837-2

OCLC:

476061879