ENGLISH

Methods in Soil Biology

By F. Schinner (auth.) , Prof. Dr. Franz Schinner , Dr. Richard Öhlinger , Dr. Rosa Margesin (eds.) , Doz. Dr. Ellen Kandeler

Book information

Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg
Year
1996
ISBN
978-3-642-64633-1, 978-3-642-60966-4
DOI
10.1007/978-3-642-60966-4
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
9 MB (9787870 bytes)
Edition
1
Pages
426\437
Orientation
yes
Scanned
yes
Time added
2013-08-01 04:00:00
Geoecology/Natural Processes; Nature Conservation;

Description

In terrestrial ecosystems, soil microorganisms and soil animals are essential for litter degradation, soil formation and the availability of nutrients and trace elements. The measurement of biological soil parameters allows a rapid evaluation of the effects of chemical and physical influences due to pollutants or soil management. This book introduces a number of well proved methods for the analysis of carbon, nitrogen, phosphorus and sulfur cycles. It focuses further on the determination of the number and biomass of microorganisms, algae and animals in the soil. Particular emphasis is placed on the comprehensible and complete description of the experimental procedures.

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