Fundamentals of Soil Ecology - Softcover

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

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0121797260 ISBN 13: 9780121797263

Publisher: Academic Press, 2004

Synopsis

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..

• Contains over 60% new material and 150 more pages
• Includes new chapters on soil biodiversity and its relationship to ecosystem function
• Outlines suggested laboratory and field methods
• Incorporates new pedagogical features
• Combines theoretical and practical approaches

About this title

Book Description:

This book is a blending of basic and applied approaches in one of the most intriguing "last frontiers" in human endeavors.

From the Back Cover:

Fundamentals of Soil Ecology
David C. Coleman
D. A. Crossley, Jr.
University of Georgia, Athens

This graduate level text reference is designed to be a bridge between ecologists and soil scientists of all sorts. There is increasing awareness that soil is the organizing center for all terrestrial ecosystems. This supplemental text examines why this is so, in terms of physics, chemistry, and biology of the soil ecosystem. Aspects of biodiversity and global change, and the important role soils play in global carbon balance, are also discussed.

Fundamentals of Soil Ecology is a holistic approach to soil biology and ecosystem function and treats soils as:
*living entities, not "black boxes"
*organizing centers for how ecosystems function over time
*filled with diverse biota, fauna, microbes, and roots
Related Titles:
Sparks - Environmental Soil Chemistry, 2nd edition
Hillel - Principles and Processes of Environmental Soil Physics
Paul & Clark - Soil Microbiology and Biochemistry, 2nd edition

About this edition

• Publisher: Academic Press
• Publication date: 2004
• ISBN 10: 0121797260
• ISBN 13: 9780121797263
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 1