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Soil Enzymology in the Recycling of Organic Wastes and Environmental Restoration

  • Concerns multiple aspects of applied soil enzymology and molecular biology and their ecological and environmental relevance
  • Emphasizes the importance of soil enzymes on soil processes
  • Describes the application of molecular techniques as diagnostic tools
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Part of the book series: Environmental Science and Engineering (ESE)

Part of the book sub series: Environmental Science (ENVSCIENCE)

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Table of contents (25 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xx
  2. Past, Present and Future in Soil Enzymology

    • Paolo Nannipieri, Loretta Landi, Laura Giagnoni, Giancarlo Renella
    Pages 1-17
  3. Enzymes as Indicators of Environmental Soil Quality

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 19-19
  4. ENZYMES AS INDICATORS OF ENVIRONMENTAL SOIL QUALITY

    1. Role of Humo-Enzyme Complexes in Restoring of Soil Ecosystems

      • Grazia Masciandaro, Cristina Macci, Serena Doni, Brunello Ceccanti
      Pages 21-35
    2. IEF Technique to Study the β-Glucosidase-Humic Complexes in Organic and Mineral Amended Soils

      • Serena Doni, Cristina Macci, Grazia Masciandaro, Brunello Ceccanti
      Pages 37-49
    3. Enzyme Diversity in Andosols of the Canary Islands (Spain)

      • Juan Luis Mora Hernández, Cecilia María Armas Herrera, José Asterio Guerra García, Antonio Rodríguez Rodríguez, Carmen Dolores Arbelo Rodríguez
      Pages 63-76
    4. Biochemical Characterisation of Minimally Disturbed Soils Under Mediterranean Conditions

      • Patricia Jiménez, Graciela Marando, Ramón Josa, Maria Julià, Marta Ginovart, Manuel Bonmatí
      Pages 77-89
    5. Temporal Variability and the Effect of Fertilization on Biochemical Properties of a Grassland Soil from Galicia (NW Spain)

      • Jorge Paz-Ferreiro, Carmen Trasar-Cepeda, M. Carmen Leirós, Socorro Seoane, Fernando Gil-Sotres
      Pages 119-132
    6. Short-Term Effect of Fire Severity in Chemical and Biochemical Soil Properties in a Sandy Soil

      • María Belén Turrión, Francisco Lafuente, Rafael Mulas
      Pages 133-146
  5. Applied Enzymology to Recycle Organic Residues and Environmental Restoration

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 147-147
  6. APPLIED ENZYMOLOGY TO RECYCLE ORGANIC RESIDUES AND ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION

    1. Progress in Microbial Activity and Chemical Properties of a Trace Element Polluted Soil Under Assisted Natural Remediation

      • Alfredo Pérez-de-Mora, Pilar Burgos, Francisco Cabrera, Engracia Madejón
      Pages 167-179
    2. Changes in Some Hydrolase Activities in Agricultural Soils in Response to Zinc Contamination

      • Rosa Bellas, Carmen Trasar-Cepeda, Fernando Gil-Sotres, M. Carmen Leirós
      Pages 181-193
    3. Evaluation of the Biological Activity in a Gypsiferous Soil Co-Amended with Residues

      • M. Carmen Lobo, M. José Martínez-Iñigo, Araceli Pérez-Sanz, Gerardo Cabezas, Antonio Plaza, M. Angeles Vicente et al.
      Pages 195-210
    4. Evaluating the Restoration of Degraded Agricultural Soils Under Organic Fertilization

      • Iker Mijangos, Lur Epelde, Fernando Blanco, Carlos Garbisu
      Pages 211-218

About this book

Soil enzymes play a fundamental role in many soil processes such as the mineralization of organic matter, the synthesis of humic substances, the degradation of xenobiotics or the mechanisms involved in the biocontrol of plant pathogens. Their direct link with soil microorganisms gives them a key role as biomonitors of the evolution of soil quality or in the monitoring of the application of organic amendments to degraded soils. As a consequence of the importance of soil enzymes on soil processes, there is an increasing interest in their study, as well as in the application of molecular techniques as diagnostic tools.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Departamento de Bioquimica del Suelo, Investigac. Agrobiol. de, Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela, Spain

    Carmen Trasar-Cepeda

  • , Department of Soil and Water Conservatio, CEBAS-CSIC, Espinardo, Spain

    Teresa Hernández, Carlos García

  • Fac. Ciencias, Depto. Microbiología, Universidad de Burgos, Burgos, Spain

    Carlos Rad

  • , Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry, University of Burgos, Burgos, Spain

    Salvador González-Carcedo

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eBook USD 129.00
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Softcover Book USD 169.99
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