Soil ecology / Ken Killham ; with electron micrographs by Ralph Foster.

By: Contributor(s): Publication details: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, c1994.Description: xviii, 242 p. : ill. ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 978052143515
  • 052143517X (hardback)
  • 0521435218 (paperback)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 574.54 22 KIL
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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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