Format:
Online-Ressource (XV, 483p. 71 illus, digital)
ISBN:
9783642152719
Series Statement:
Soil Biology 100
Content:
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.
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9783642152702
Additional Edition:
Buchausg. u.d.T. Phosphorus in action Berlin : Springer, 2011 ISBN 9783642152702
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9783642152719
Language:
English
Subjects:
Agriculture, Forestry, Horticulture, Fishery, Domestic Science
Keywords:
Boden
;
Phosphorkreislauf
;
Boden
;
Phosphorkreislauf
DOI:
10.1007/978-3-642-15271-9
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