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Function, Value and Properties
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Edited By
P. Doelman, Wageningen, The Netherlands
H.J.P. Eijsackers, Free University, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Included in series
Developments in Soil Science, 29
Description
Healthy soil, with active soil life, deters long-term soil degradation and ensures that geo-physical processes are undisturbed. Is the
vitality of soil under threat due to human civilization? Or is it due to contamination, intensification, and deforestation? Vital
Soil aims to look at the effects society is having on soil and contains contributions from recognized experts in soil science.
Audience
Researchers, scientists, & professionals in the soil sciences, earth sciences, and agronomy fields
Contents
List of contributors.
Foreword.
Preface.
Acknowledgements.
I. Introduction.
1. Leading concepts towards vital soil (H.
Eijsackers).
II. General aspects of vital soils.
2. The formation of soils (N. van Breemen).
3. Vegetation, organic
matter and soil quality (W.H.O. Ernst).
4. Soil biota and activity (H.A. Verhoef).
III. Integrative approaches in soil biology.
5. The key role of soil microbes (W. Verstraete, B. Mertens).
6. The use of soil invertebrates in ecological surveys of contaminated
soils (N.M. van Straalen).
7. Balance and stability in vital soils (P.C. de Ruiter).
8. Soil and higher organisms: from bottom-up relations
to top-down monitoring (N.W. van den Brink).
IV. Natural attenuation and monitoring.
9. Fate of contaminants in soil
(W.J.G.M. Peijnenburg).
10. Ecological soil monitoring and quality assessment (A.M. Breure).
V. Synthesis and outlook.
11. Synthesis for soil management (P. Doelman).
Subject index.
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Hardbound, 358 pages, publication date: NOV-2004
ISBN-13: 978-0-444-51772-2
ISBN-10: 0-444-51772-3
Imprint: ELSEVIER
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