TY  - BOOK
AU  - Killham,Ken
AU  - Foster, Ralph
TI  - Soil ecology
SN  - 978052143515
U1  - 574.54 22
PY  - 1994///
CY  - Cambridge, New York
PB  - Cambridge University Press
KW  - Soil ecology
KW  - Soil science
KW  - Biogeochemical cycles
N1  - 

CONTENT

1 THE SOIL ENVIRONMENT
Introduction
The soil as a source of energy and nutrients to the biola
Structural aspects of the soil habital
Soil water
Soil atmosphere, etc.

2 THE SOIL BIOLTA
Introduction
Plants roots
Soil Microbes-bacteria, actinomyeetes, fungi and algae
Protozoa {Microfauna}
Slime moulds, etc.

3 ECOLOGICAL INTERACTIONS BETWEEN THE SOIL BIOTA
Introduction
Plant/microbial interactions
Animal/microbial interactions
Animal/animal interactions, etc.

4 THE ECOLOGY OF SOIL NUTRIENT CYCLING
Introduction
The Carbon cycle
The nitrogen cycle
The sulphur cycle

5 ECOLOGY OF EXTREME SOIL ENVIRONMENTS-SOIL WATER STRESS
Introduction
Soil water/salt stress and the plant
The plants roof and soil water stress
Mycorrhizal response to soil water stress, etc.

6 ECOLOGY OF POLLUTED SOILS
Introduction
Ecology of soil polluted from acid deposition
Ecology of soils polluted with radionuclides

7  MANIPULATION OF SOIL ECOLOGY-'SOIL BIOTECHNOLOGY'
Introduction
Biofertilisation by rthizobial inoculation
Control of the soil biota
Biofertilisation by mycorhizal fungal inoculation
Genetically modified plants and microbes for use in the environment, etc
; Includes bibliographical references: p. 212-221, index: p. 231-242
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