Biological Diversity and Function in Soils
Soil has generally been regarded as something of a 'black box' by ecologists. The importance of soil is obvious: it provides physical support for plants, and both the living and non-living components contribute to a variety of important environmental functions. Soil is a species-rich habitat, but many questions about the ecological significance of the soil's biological diversity, and in particular how it affects ecosystem function, have never been asked. The linkages between above-ground ecology, which is rich in ecological theory, and below-ground ecology, where investigation has been restricted by methodological difficulties, have not been made. Recent technical developments, including isotopic and molecular methods as well as new experimental and modelling approaches, have led to a renaissance in soil biodiversity research. The key areas are reflected in this exciting new volume, which brings together many leading contributors to the new understanding of the role and importance of soil biota.
• A major synthesis focusing explicity on soil biodiversity and ecosystem function
• Integrates a vast body of literature on recent theoretical and technological developments in soil ecology and plant-soil relations
• Provides a strong research basis for both policy development and practical management of soil biodiversity in a changing world
• A major synthesis focusing explicity on soil biodiversity and ecosystem function
• Integrates a vast body of literature on recent theoretical and technological developments in soil ecology and plant-soil relations
• Provides a strong research basis for both policy development and practical management of soil biodiversity in a changing world
- Authors / Editors:
- Richard Bardgett, Michael Usher and David Hopkins
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- Print ISSN:
- 9780521847094
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