Description

This book is unique in providing a comprehensive, up-to-date synthesis of what is known about soil biodiversity and the factors that regulate its distribution, as well as the functional significance of below-ground biodiversity for ecosystem form and function. It provides an introduction to the biology of soil, and discusses the most recent developments in this progressive field of ecology. The importance of soil biotic interactions or community and ecosystem ecology is illustrated through the numerous examples and case studies. The Biology of Soil provides an excellent introduction to the subject for anyone working in the field of soil ecology and related disciplines.

Reviews

"Very well written and illustrated, and its unique approach and breadth of coverage separates it from typical soil microbiology textbooks.... This volume deserves a place on the bookshelves of all soil scientists and soil ecologists."--Quarterly Review of Biology

Product Details

254 pages; 57 halftones, 28 line illus.; ISBN13: 978-0-19-852503-5ISBN10: 0-19-852503-6

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