Soil Microbiology and Biochemistry

✍ Scribed by Eldor A. Paul (Auth.)

• Publisher: Academic Press
• Year: 1989
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 277
• Edition: 0
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

Soil Microbiology and Biochemsitry enconmpasses the broad spectrum of soil organisms and the dynamic processes carried on by them, including ecological relationships in the biota, the dynamics of the carbon and nitrogen cycles, and microbe-driven reactions involving sulfu, phosphorous, and metals. This reference source will prove invaluable to anyone involved in the study of agricultural and nonagricultural soils.

This book provided
a process-oriented approach on nutrient cycling and fundamental soil processes for students who are studying soil microbiology and biochemistry
an up-to-date assessment of the diverse systems affected by soil organisms for researchers in the fields of agronomy, environmental quality, and natural sciences
the application of molecular biology to soil organisms, mathematic modeling of soil processes, a supplementary reading list, and a glossary

✦ Table of Contents

Content:
Front Matter, Pages ii-iii
Copyright, Page iv
Preface, Pages xi-xii
Chapter 1 - Soil Microbiology and Biochemistry in Perspective, Pages 1-10
Chapter 2 - Soil as a Habitat for Organisms and Their Reactions, Pages 11-31
Chapter 3 - Methods for Studying Soil Organisms, Pages 32-48
Chapter 4 - Components of the Soil Biota, Pages 49-73
Chapter 5 - Occurrence and Distribution of Soil Organisms, Pages 74-90
Chapter 6 - Carbon Cycling and Soil Organic Matter, Pages 91-114
Chapter 7 - Dynamics of Residue Decomposition and Soil Organic Matter Turnover, Pages 115-130
Chapter 8 - Transformation of Nitrogen between the Organic and Inorganic Phase and to Nitrate, Pages 131-146
Chapter 9 - Reduction and Transport of Nitrate, Pages 147-163
Chapter 10 - Return of Nitrogen to Soil: Biological Nitrogen Fixation, Pages 164-197
Chapter 11 - Mycorrhizal Relationships, Pages 198-221
Chapter 12 - Phosphorus Transformations in Soil, Pages 222-232
Chapter 13 - Sulfur Transformations in Soil, Pages 233-250
Chapter 14 - Microbial Transformation of Metals, Pages 251-258
Glossary, Pages 259-263
Index, Pages 265-273