Standard Soil Methods for Long-Term Ecological Research

✍ Scribed by G. Philip Robertson, David C. Coleman, Caroline S. Bledsoe, Phillip Sollins

Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Year: 1999
Tongue: English
Leaves: 481
Series: Long-Term Ecological Research Network Series, 2
Category: Library

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✦ Synopsis

Standardized methods and measurements are crucial for ecological research, particularly in long-term ecological studies where the projects are by nature collaborative and where it can be difficult to distinguish signs of environmental change from the effects of differing methodologies. This second volume in the Long-Term Ecological Research (LTER) Network Series addresses these issues directly by providing a comprehensive standardized set of protocols for measuring soil properties. The goal of the volume is to facilitate cross-site synthesis and evaluation of ecosystem processes. Chapters cover methods for studying physical and chemical properties of soils, soil biological properties, and soil organisms, and they include work from many leaders in the field. The book is the first broadly based compendium of standardized soil measurement methods and will be an invaluable resource for ecologists, agronomists, and soil scientists.

✦ Table of Contents

Contents......Page 12
Contributors......Page 16
1 Soil Sampling, Preparation, Archiving, and Quality Control......Page 22
2 Site and Landscape Characterization for Ecological Studies......Page 48
3 Soil Water and Temperature Status......Page 74
4 Soil Structural and Other Physical Properties......Page 93
5 Soil Carbon and Nitrogen: Pools and Fractions......Page 108
6 Exchangeable Ions, pH, and Cation Exchange Capacity......Page 125
7 Soil Phosphorus: Characterization and Total Element Analysis......Page 134
8 Analysis of Detritus and Organic Horizons for Mineral and Organic Constituents......Page 162
9 Collection of Soil Solution......Page 185
10 Soil CO[sub(2)], N[sub(2)]O, and CH[sub(4)] Exchange......Page 204
11 Measuring Decomposition, Nutrient Turnover, and Stores in Plant Litter......Page 221
12 Dinitrogen Fixation......Page 260
13 Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Availability: Nitrogen Mineralization, Nitrification, and Soil Respiration Potentials......Page 277
14 Denitrification......Page 291
15 The Determination of Microbial Biomass......Page 310
16 Characterizing Soil Microbial Communities......Page 337
17 Soil Invertebrates......Page 368
18 Methods for Ecological Studies of Mycorrhizae......Page 397
19 Measurement of Static Root Parameters: Biomass, Length, and Distribution in the Soil Profile......Page 432
20 Fine Root Production and Demography......Page 456
B......Page 476
E......Page 477
L......Page 478
O......Page 479
S......Page 480
Z......Page 481

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