Soil Ecology

An exciting textbook for all those concerned with the environment, which presents an integrated approach to soil ecology.

Ken Killham (Author)

9780521435215, Cambridge University Press

Paperback, published 3 March 1994

264 pages
22.8 x 15.1 x 1.7 cm, 0.42 kg

"A definite must for all who are interested in ecology, environmental science, plant science, microbiology, and agriculture." Northeastern Naturalist

Soil Ecology is an exciting textbook for all those concerned with the environment. The author meets the increasing challenge faced by environmental scientists, ecologists, agriculturalists and biotechnologists for an integrated approach to soil ecology. Intellectually enticing and yet eminently readable, the book sets out both fundamental theory and principle to give the reader a thorough grounding in soil ecology. The author emphasises the interrelations between plants, animals and microbes. The fundamental physical and chemical properties of the soil habitat are clearly set out, enabling the reader to explore and understand the processes of soil nutrient cycling and the ecology of extreme soil environments. The book will appeal to advanced undergraduates and graduates in environmental science, plant science, ecology, microbiology and agriculture.

Foreword
Introduction
1. The soil environment
2. The soil biota
3. Ecological interactions between the soil biota
4. The ecology of soil nutrient cycling
5. Ecology of extreme soil environments - soil water stress
6. Ecology of polluted soils
7. Manipulation of soil ecology - 'soil biotechnology
References
Further reading
Index.

Subject Areas: Soil science, sedimentology [RBGB], Ecological science, the Biosphere [PSAF]