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Item Details
Title:
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PHOSPHORUS IN ACTION
BIOLOGICAL PROCESSES IN SOIL PHOSPHORUS CYCLING |
By: |
Else K. Bunemann (Editor), Astrid Oberson (Editor), Emmanuel Frossard (Editor) |
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Paperback |
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£149.99 |
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ISBN 10: |
3642265928 |
ISBN 13: |
9783642265921 |
Publisher: |
SPRINGER-VERLAG BERLIN AND HEIDELBERG GMBH & CO. KG |
Pub. date: |
27 December, 2012 |
Edition: |
2011 ed. |
Series: |
Soil Biology 26 |
Pages: |
483 |
Description: |
Phosphorus in Action presents the latest information on biological processes in soil P cycling. Readers will find a discussion of spectroscopic techniques and the characterization of microbial P forms, as well as the use of tracers, molecular approaches and modeling of soil-plant systems. |
Synopsis: |
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. |
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XV, 483 p. |
Publication: |
Germany |
Imprint: |
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K |
Returns: |
Returnable |
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