By
David Coleman, Institute of Ecology, University of Georgia, Athens, U.S.A.
D. Crossley, Jr., Institute of Ecology, University of Georgia, Athens, U.S.A.
Paul Hendrix, Institute of Ecology, University of Georgia, Athens, U.S.A.
Description
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..
Audience:
Soil scientists, agricultural scientists, crop scientists, ecologists, microbiologists and invertebrate zoologists. Faculty, researchers,
graduate students and undergraduates interested in these and related disciplines. Libraries at institutions with strong programs in
these and related areas.
Courses: Soil Ecology, Conservation Biology, Forest SoilsDepartments:
Ecology, Crop and Soil Science, Biological Sciences
