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Soil Ecology

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  • © 2001

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Authors:
  1. Patrick Lavelle

    1. Université de Paris VI/ORSTOM, Paris, France

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  2. Alister V. Spain

    1. CSIRO Land and Water, Australia

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Table of contents (4 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxvii
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  2. Internal Enviroment, Microclimate and Resources

    Pages 1-142

  3. Soil Formation

    Pages 143-200

  4. Soil Organisms

    Pages 201-356

  5. Functioning of the Soil System

    Pages 357-529

  6. Back Matter

    Pages 531-654
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About this book

A number of excellent textbooks on general ecology are currently available but‚ to date‚ none have been dedicated to the study of soil ecology. This is important because the soil‚ as the ‘epidermis’ of our planet‚ is the major component of the terrestrial biosphere. In the present age‚ it is difficult to understand how one could be interested in general ecology without having some knowledge of the soil and further‚ to study the soil without taking into account its biological components and ecological setting. It is this deficiency that the two authors‚ Patrick Lavelle and Alister Spain‚ have wished to address in writing their text. A reading of this work‚ entitled ‘Soil Ecology’‚ shows it to be very complete and extremely innovative in its conceptual plan. In addition‚ it follows straightforwardly through a development which unfolds over four substantial chapters. Firstly‚ the authors consider the soil as a porous and finely divided medium of b- organomineral origin‚ whose physical structure and organisation foster the development of a multitude of specifically adapted organisms (microbial communities‚ roots of higher plants‚ macro-invertebrates).

Authors and Affiliations

  • Université de Paris VI/ORSTOM, Paris, France

    Patrick Lavelle

  • CSIRO Land and Water, Australia

    Alister V. Spain

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Soil Ecology

  • Authors: Patrick Lavelle, Alister V. Spain

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/0-306-48162-6

  • Publisher: Springer Dordrecht

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht 2001

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-7923-7123-6Published: 31 August 2001

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4020-0490-2Published: 28 February 2002

  • eBook ISBN: 978-0-306-48162-8Published: 08 May 2007

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XXVIII, 654

  • Topics: Ecology, Soil Science & Conservation, Plant Ecology, Forestry, Nature Conservation

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