Phosphorus in Action
Biological Processes in Soil Phosphorus Cycling
Editors: Bünemann, Else K., Oberson, Astrid, Frossard, Emmanuel (Eds.)
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- Presents the latest results in the field of biological phosphorus cycling
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Phosphorus (P) is a finite resource which is essential for life. It is a limiting nutrient in many ecosystems but also a pollutant which can affect biodiversity in terrestrial ecosystems and change the ecology of water bodies. This book collects the existing, up-to-date information on biological processes in soil P cycling, which to date have remained much less understood than physico-chemical processes. The methods section presents spectroscopic techniques, characterization of microbial P forms, as well as the use of tracers, molecular approaches and modeling of soil-plant systems. The section on processes deals with mycorrhizal symbioses, microbial P solubilization, soil macrofauna, phosphatase enzymes and rhizosphere processes. On the system level, P cycling is examined for grasslands, arctic and alpine soils, forest plantations, tropical forests, and dryland regions, while aspects of P management with respect to animal production and cropping are also presented. The final chapter examines the interactions between global change and P cycling.
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Bibliographic Information
- Bibliographic Information
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- Book Title
- Phosphorus in Action
- Book Subtitle
- Biological Processes in Soil Phosphorus Cycling
- Editors
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- Else K. Bünemann
- Astrid Oberson
- Emmanuel Frossard
- Series Title
- Soil Biology
- Series Volume
- 26
- Copyright
- 2011
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg
- Copyright Holder
- Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg
- eBook ISBN
- 978-3-642-15271-9
- DOI
- 10.1007/978-3-642-15271-9
- Hardcover ISBN
- 978-3-642-15270-2
- Softcover ISBN
- 978-3-642-26592-1
- Series ISSN
- 1613-3382
- Edition Number
- 1
- Number of Pages
- XV, 483
- Topics
