Fundamentals of Soil Ecology

Updated edition of an essential reference offering a holistic approach to soil ecology, including both ecosystem and evolutionary biology perspectives

David C. Coleman (Author), Mac A. Callaham (Author), D. A. Crossley, Jr. (Author)

9780128052518, Elsevier Science

Paperback, published 29 October 2020

376 pages
23.4 x 19 x 2.4 cm, 0.75 kg

Fundamentals of Soil Ecology, 3^rd Edition, offers a holistic approach to soil biology and ecosystem function, providing students and ecosystem researchers with a greater understanding of the central roles that soils play in ecosystem development and function. The text emphasizes the increasing importance of soils as the organizing center for all terrestrial ecosystems and provides an overview of theory and practice in soil ecology, both from an ecosystem and evolutionary biology point of view. This new edition is fully updated, including an expanded treatment of microbial ecology and new sections on advances in molecular techniques and climate change research. These updates make this edition an essential resource for researchers and students in soil ecology and microbiology.

1. Historical Overview of Soil Science and the Intersection of Soil and Ecology2. Primary Production Processes in Soils: Roots and Rhizosphere Associates3. Secondary Production: Activities and Functions of Heterotrophic Organisms--Microbes4. Secondary Production: Activities and Functions of Heterotrophic Organisms--The Soil Fauna5. Decomposition and Nutrient Cycling6. Soil Foodwebs: Detritivory and Microbivory in Soils7. Soil Biodiversity and Aboveground-Belowground Linkages 8. Future Developments in Soil Ecology 9. Laboratory and Field Exercises in Soil Ecology

Subject Areas: Soil science, sedimentology [RBGB]