Land-use change impacts on soil processes : tropical and savannah ecosystems /

• Other Authors: Brearley, Francis Q., (Editor), Thomas, Andrew D. 1970- (Editor)
• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Wallingford, Oxfordshire, UK : CABI, 2015.
• Subjects: Soils > Case studies. > Environmental aspects; Land use > Case studies. > Environmental aspects; Soil ecology > Case studies.; Soil Biology.; Soil Chemistry and Mineralogy.; Soil Physics.; Soil Surveys and Land Evaluation.; Soil Fertility.; Land Resources.; Grasslands and Rangelands.; Pollution and Degradation.; Agriculture.; Biological activity in soil.; Carbon.; Case studies.; Change.; Grasslands.; Humid tropics.; Land use.; Microbial flora.; Polluted soils.; Savanna soils.; Savannas.; Soil chemical properties.; Soil flora.; Soil management.; Soil organic matter.; Soil physical properties.; Soil pollution.; Soil types.; Sustainability.; Tropical soils.; Tropics.; Urban soils.
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This book contains a collection of 14 case studies from around the globe that illustrate the impact of a range of land-use changes on the physical, chemical and biological characteristics of soils and provide a snapshot of the challenges faced in ensuring sustainable soil management in tropical and...

Table of Contents:

• Land-use Change Impacts on Soil Processes in Tropical and Savannah Ecosystems : An Introduction / Francis Q. Brearley and Andrew D. Thomas
• Effects of Land-use Changes on Biochemical and Microbial Parameters in Soils of the Andaman Islands, India / Raghavan Dinesh, Arkalgud Ganeshamurthy and Subrata Ghoshal Chaudhuri
• Evaluating the Impact of Oil Palm Agriculture and Logging on Soil Microbial Communities in South-east Asia / Heather D'Angelo, Krista L. McGuire, Caitlyn Gillikin, Francis Q. Brearley and Dina C. Merrer
• Microbial Functioning in Response to a Simulated Drought in Malaysian Rain Forest and Oil Palm Soils / Francis Q. Brearley
• Impact of Land-use Changes in the Amazon on Bacterial Diversity, Composition and Distribution / Lucas W. Mendes, Acácio A. Navarrete, Clóvis D. Borges, Eiko E. Kuramae and Siu Mui Tsai
• Acidification of Tropical Soils under Forest and Continuous Cropping in Thailand and Indonesia / Kazumichi Fujii, Chie Hayakawa, Shinya Funakawa and Takashi Kosaki
• The Importance of Soil Quality in the Safe Practice of Urban Agriculture in Zimbabwe, Kenya and South Africa / Lovemore Chipungu, Hangwelani H. Magidimisha, Michael Hardman and Luke Beesley
• Urbanization and Soil Nutrient Challenges and Opportunities : Lessons from Malawian Cities / David D. Mkwambisi, Andrew J. Dougill, Philip Antwi-Agyei and Chikondi P. Chabvuta
• Impact of Gold Mining on Mercury Contamination and Soil Degradation in Amazonian Ecosystems of French Guiana / Michel Grimaldi, Stéphane Guédron and Catherine Grimaldi
• Erosion and Sedimentation Effects on Soil Organic Carbon Redistribution in a Complex Landscape in Western Ecuador / Marife D. Corre, Jeroen M. Schoorl, Free de Koning, Magdalena López-Ulloa and Edzo Veldkamp
• Pastoralism and Kalahari Rangeland Soils / Andrew D. Thomas, David R. Elliott, Tasmin N.L. Griffith and Helen Mairs
• Changes in Soil Properties with Sugarcane Cropping in Mauritius / L. Ronald Ng Cheong and Gunshiam Umrit
• Patterns and Drivers of Soil Carbon Stocks and Isotopic Composition in Secondary Tropical Dry Forests of Costa Rica / Jennifer S. Powers, David W.P. Manning and Justin M. Becknell
• Conversion of Pastures into Tectona grandis Plantations in Western Panamá : Effects on Soil Properties and the Mechanisms Underlying these Changes / Luitgard Schwendenmann and Simon Kaiser
• Land-use Change Impacts on Soil Processes in Tropical and Savannah Ecosystems : Emerging Themes and Future Research Directions / Andrew D. Thomas, Marife D. Corre, Luitgard Schwendenmann, Edzo Veldkamp, Kazumichi Fujii, Krista L. McGuire, David D. Mkwambisi, L. Ronald Ng Cheong, Jennifer S. Powers and Francis Q. Brearley.