Soil Ecology and Ecosystem Services

Wall, Diana H. (EDT)/ Bardgett, Richard D. (EDT)/ Behan-Pelletier, Valerie (EDT)

Oxford University Press（2013/07発売）

• 製本 Paperback:紙装版/ペーパーバック版／ページ数 422 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9780199688166
• DDC分類 577.57

Full Description

This multi-contributor, international volume synthesizes contributions from the world's leading soil scientists and ecologists, describing cutting-edge research that provides a basis for the maintenance of soil health and sustainability. The book covers these advances from a unique perspective of examining the ecosystem services produced by soil biota across different scales - from biotic interactions at microscales to communities functioning at regional and global scales. The book leads the user towards an understanding of how the sustainability of soils, biodiversity, and ecosystem services can be maintained and how humans, other animals, and ecosystems are dependent on living soils and ecosystem services.

This is a valuable reference book for academic libraries and professional ecologists worldwide as a statement of progress in the broad field of soil ecology. It will also be of interest to both upper level undergraduate and graduate students taking courses in soil ecology, as well as academic researchers and professionals in the field requiring an authoritative, balanced, and up-to-date overview of this fast expanding topic.

Contents

SECTION 1 - THE LIVING SOIL AND ECOSYSTEM SERVICES ; SECTION 2 - FROM GENES TO ECOSYSTEM SERVICES ; SECTION 3 - COMMUNITY STRUCTURE AND BIOTIC ASSEMBLAGES ; SECTION 4 - GLOBAL CHANGES ; SECTION 5 - SUSTAINABLE SOILS