Soil ecology and ecosystem services /
"This multi-contributor, international volume synthesizes contributions from the world's leading soil scientists and ecologists, describing cutting-edge research that provides a basis for the maintenance of soil health and sustainability. The book covers these advances from a unique perspe...
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Literature type: | Book |
Language: | English |
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"This multi-contributor, international volume synthesizes contributions from the world's leading soil scientists and ecologists, describing cutting-edge research that provides a basis for the maintenance of soil health and sustainability. The book covers these advances from a unique perspective of examining the ecosystem services produced by soil biota across different scales--from biotic interactions at microscales to communities functioning at regional and global scales. The book leads the user towards an understanding of how the sustainability of soils, biodiversity, and ecosystem services can be maintained and how humans, other animals, and ecosystems are dependent on living soils and ecosystem services."--P. [4] of cover. |
Carrier Form: | xiii, 406 p. : ill., maps ; 26 cm. |
Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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9780199575923 : 0199575924 |
Index Number: | QH541 |
CLC: | S154.1 |
Call Number: | S154.1/S683-1 |
Contents: | Sec. 1. The living soil and ecosystem services -- Sec. 2. From genes to ecosystem services -- Sec. 3. Community structure and biotic assemblages -- Sec. 4. Global changes -- Sec. 5. Sustainable soils. |