Biological diversity and function in soils /

Biological diversity and function in soils / edited by Richard D. Bardgett, Michael B. Usher, David W. Hopkins. - Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2005. - 1 online resource (xiv, 411 pages) : illustrations, 1 map - Ecological reviews . - Ecological reviews. .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Cover; Half-Title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Contributors; Editors' Preface; Acknowledgements; PART I Introduction; PART II The soil environment; PART III Patterns and drivers of soil biodiversity; PART IV Consequences of soil biodiversity; PART V Applications of soil biodiversity; PART VI Conclusion; References; Index.

A better understanding of the dynamic roles of soils in ecosystems has followed advances in techniques for identifying and characterising the organisms and the community, at the same time as measuring major ecosystem processes. This book brings together and synthesises this material and puts soils in their wider ecological context.


English.

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Soil ecology--Research.
Biodiversity.
Écologie du sol--Recherche.
Biodiversité.
SCIENCE--Environmental Science (see also Chemistry--Environmental)
NATURE--Ecosystems & Habitats--Wilderness.
NATURE--Ecology.
SCIENCE--Life Sciences--Ecology.
Biodiversity.
Soil ecology--Research.
Biodiversität
Bodenökologie
Markbiologi.
Markekologi.


Electronic books.

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