Soil Ecology

• Main Authors: Lavelle, Patrick. (Author), Spain, Alister V. (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands, 2001.
• Subjects: Life sciences.; Ecology.; Plant ecology.; Forestry.; Nature conservation.; Soil science.; Soil conservation.; Life Sciences.; Soil Science & Conservation.; Plant Ecology.; Nature Conservation.
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A number of excellent textbooks on general ecology are currently available butỚa to dateỚa none have been dedicated to the study of soil ecology. This is important because the soilỚa as the Ớ<U+00dc>epidermisỚ" of our planetỚa is the major component of the terrestrial biospher...

Table of Contents:

• Internal Enviroment, Microclimate and Resources
• Soil Formation
• Soil Organisms
• Functioning of the Soil System.