Phosphorus in Action - Biological Processes in Soil Phosphorus Cycling (Hardcover, Edition.)

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 latest 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 and the 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. Further, P management with respect to animal production and cropping, and the interactions between global change and P cycling, are treated.

General

Imprint:	Springer-Verlag
Country of origin:	Germany
Series:	Soil Biology, 26
Release date:	November 2010
First published:	2011
Editors:	Else K. Bunemann • Astrid Oberson • Emmanuel Frossard
Dimensions:	235 x 155 x 37mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover - Cloth over boards
Pages:	483
Edition:	Edition.
ISBN-13:	978-3-642-15270-2
Categories:	Books > Professional & Technical > Agriculture & farming > Agricultural science Books > Science & Mathematics > Biology, life sciences > Biochemistry > General Books > Science & Mathematics > Biology, life sciences > Microbiology (non-medical) > General Books > Earth & environment > Earth sciences > Geology & the lithosphere > Soil science, sedimentology Books > Science & Mathematics > Biology, life sciences > Botany & plant sciences > Plant physiology > General
LSN:	3-642-15270-8
Barcode:	9783642152702

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