I. BACKGROUND -- II. SOIL BIOTA -- III. CONCEPTS AND INTERACTIONS -- IV. BIOCHEMISTRY AND BIOGEOCHEMISTRY -- V. THE MANAGEMENT OF SOIL ORGANISMS. Soil microbiology, ecology and biochemistry in perspective / The soil habitat / Physiological and biochemical methods for studying soil biota and their function / Molecular methods for studying soil ecology / The prokaryotes / Fungi and eukaryotic algae / Fauna : the engine for microbial activity and transport / The ecology of soil organisms / The physiology and biochemistry of soil organisms / The ecology of plant-microbial mutualisms / Spatial distribution of soil organisms / Carbon cycling and formation of soil organic matter / Nitrogen transformations / Biological N inputs / Soil biogeochemical cycling of inorganic nutrients and metals / The dynamics of soil organic matter and nutrient cycling / Management of organisms and their processes in soils / Soil microbiology, ecology, and biochemistry for the 21st century / E.A. Paul -- R.P. Voroney -- E. Kandeler -- J.E. Thies -- K. Killham and J.I. Prosser -- R.G. Thorn and M.D.J. Lynch -- D.C. Coleman and D.H. Wall -- S.J. Morris and C.B. Blackwood -- W.B. McGill -- J. Powell and J. Klironomos -- S.D. Frey -- W. Horwath -- G.P. Robertson and P.M. Groffman -- P.J. Bottomley and D.D. Myrold -- A.F. Plante -- A.F. Plante and W.J. Parton -- J.L. Smith and H.P. Collins -- J. Schimel -- Contributors -- Preface -- Part 1. Background -- 1. 2. Part II. Soil biota -- 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Part III. Concepts and interactions -- 8. 9. 10. 11. Part IV. Biochemistry and biogeochemistry -- 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. Part V. Soil organisms: man and nature -- 17. 18. Index.
Now in its third edition, this classic textbook includes basic concepts and applications in agriculture, forestry, environmental science, and a new section entirely devoted to ecology. This revised and updated edition guides students through biochemical and microbial processes in soils and introduces them to microbial processes in water and sediments. Soil Microbiology, Ecology, and Biochemistry serves as an invaluable resource for students in biogeochemistry, soil microbiology, soil ecology, sustainable agriculture, and environmental amelioration. NEW TO THIS EDITION: * New section on Ecology integrated with biochemistry and microbiology * Sections on exciting new methodology such as tracers, molecular analysis and computers that will allow great advances in this field * Six new chapters: bioremediation, soil molecular biology, biodiversity, global climate change, basic physiology and ecological interpretations * Expanded with contributions from leading soil microbiologists and agronomists on both fundamental and applied aspects of the science * Full-color figures * Includes a website with figures for classroom presentation use.