The ecology of soil decomposition /

• Main Author: Adl, Sina M., 1964- (Author)
• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Wallingford, Oxfordshire, UK : CABI, 2003.
• Subjects: Soil microbial ecology.; Soil Biology.; Soil Chemistry and Mineralogy.; Animal Ecology.; Microbial Ecology, (New March 2000); Protozoa.; Biodegradation.; Biological activity in soil.; Decomposition.; Food webs.; Microbial degradation.; Mineralization.; Saprophytes.; Soil bacteria.; Soil biology.; Soil fauna.; Soil flora.; Soil fungi.; Soil invertebrates.; Soil organic matter.; Species diversity.; Trophic levels.; Electronic books.
• Online Access: View fulltext via EzAccess
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (xiii, 335 pages) : illustrations, charts; Also available in print format.
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references (pages 295-325) and index.
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This book, containing 6 chapters (the saprotrophs, the habitat, sampling and enumeration, reconstructing the soil food web, spatial and temporal patterns, integrating the food web), describes the trophic interactions between species that carry out the decomposition of organic matter in the soil. The key topics addressed are functional groups, spatial stratification and succession over time, involving bacteria, protists, fungi and microinvertebrates. Emphasis is placed on the role of species diversity in functional groups.