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Soil biodiversity : functions & management / Catherine Richards, S. S. Gaurav.

By:

Richards, Catherine [author]

Contributor(s):

Gaurav, Shailendra Singh [author]

Material type: Text

TextLanguage: English Publication details: New Delhi : Black Prints, 2016.Description: 252 pages : illustrations ; 24 cmContent type:

text

Media type:

unmediated

Carrier type:

volume

ISBN:

978938556143 (hardback)

Other title:

Soil biodiversity : functions and management

Subject(s):

LOC classification:

QH183 R39 2016

Contents:

Introduction -- Soil description and classification -- Stability of organic soil -- Soil: a dynamic living resource under threat -- Persistence of pesticides in soil -- Soil microbes -- Soil compaction: causes and consequences -- Soil biodiversity, agriculture and sustainable management

Summary: “Soil is one of the most diverse habitats on earth and contains the most diverse assemblages of living organism. Soil organisms contribute a wide range of essential services to the sustainable function of all ecosystems. This book emphasizes the inter-relations among plants, animals and microbes, by establishing the fundamental, physical and chemical properties of the soil habitat and then functionally characterizing the major components of the soil biota and some of their most important interactions. This book presents a comprehensive introductory treatment, ideally edited and structured in an informal yet substantive style provides an in-depth introduction to the concepts of soil biodiversity and their implementation. The text is designed to provide a core of material for students according to their syllabi and is filled with clear, thorough explanations that help readers to develop an insight into physical ideas.”--Back cover

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Holdings
Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Materials specified	Status	Notes	Date due	Barcode
Books	Ladislao N. Diwa Memorial Library Reserve Section	Non-fiction	RUS QH183 R39 2016 (Browse shelf(Opens below))		Room use only	77520		00077720

Includes index.

“Soil is one of the most diverse habitats on earth and contains the most diverse assemblages of living organism. Soil organisms contribute a wide range of essential services to the sustainable function of all ecosystems. This book emphasizes the inter-relations among plants, animals and microbes, by establishing the fundamental, physical and chemical properties of the soil habitat and then functionally characterizing the major components of the soil biota and some of their most important interactions. This book presents a comprehensive introductory treatment, ideally edited and structured in an informal yet substantive style provides an in-depth introduction to the concepts of soil biodiversity and their implementation. The text is designed to provide a core of material for students according to their syllabi and is filled with clear, thorough explanations that help readers to develop an insight into physical ideas.”--Back cover

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