Nutrient Cycling in Terrestrial Ecosystems

✍ Scribed by Jeffrey A. Baldock (auth.), Dr. Petra Marschner, Prof. Dr. Zdenko Rengel (eds.)

• Publisher: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg
• Year: 2007
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 409
• Series: Soil Biology 10
• Edition: 1
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

Nutrient Cycling in Terrestrial Ecosystems presents a comprehensive overview of nutrient cycling processes and their importance for plant growth and ecosystem sustainability. The first part of the book presents the fundamentals of nutrient cycling. Topics included are cycling of carbon, nitrogen, phosphorus, sulphur and micronutrients. Particular attention is paid to the role of root exudates and rhizosphere microorganisms in facilitating nutrient cycling. The second part discusses nutrient cycling at an ecosystem scale, covering cropping systems, pastures, natural grasslands, arid lands, tundras and forests. The final chapter reviews current models of nutrient cycling.

By comprehensively covering nutrient cycling at a range of scales and emphasising multidisciplinary approaches, this volume will support scientists and practitioners alike, providing links between those involved in improving sustainable economic output from managed ecosystems and those interested in conservation of natural ecosystems.

✦ Table of Contents

Front Matter....Pages I-XX
Composition and Cycling of Organic Carbon in Soil....Pages 1-35
The Nitrogen Cycle in Terrestrial Ecosystems....Pages 37-64
Phosphorus and Sulphur Cycling in Terrestrial Ecosystems....Pages 65-92
Cycling of Micronutrients in Terrestrial Ecosystems....Pages 93-121
Root Exudates and Nutrient Cycling....Pages 123-157
Plant-Microbe Interactions in the Rhizosphere and Nutrient Cycling....Pages 159-182
The Role of Crop Residues in Improving Soil Fertility....Pages 183-214
Nutrient Cycling Budgets in Managed Pastures....Pages 215-255
Natural Grasslands — a Case Study in Greece....Pages 257-269
Dryland Ecosystems....Pages 271-307
Nutrient Cycling in the Tundra....Pages 309-331
Nutrient Cycling in Forests and Heathlands: an Ecosystem Perspective from the Water-Limited South....Pages 333-360
Modelling Nitrogen and Phosphorus Cycling in Agricultural Systems at Field and Regional Scales....Pages 361-390
Back Matter....Pages 391-397

✦ Subjects

Terrestial Ecology; Ecosystems; Plant Biochemistry; Geoecology/Natural Processes; Agriculture; Soil Science & Conservation