The Ecology of Soil Decomposition
Decomposition is an ecological process that recycles dead tissues, mainly from primary production, into nutrients in the soil. The Ecology of Soil Decomposition describes trophic interactions between species that carry out the decomposition of organic matter in the soil. Key topics addressed feature functional groups, spatial stratification and succession patterns over time, involving bacteria, protists, fungi and micro-invertebrates. Emphasis is placed on the role of species diversity in functional groups.
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The Ecology of Soil Decomposition
Decomposition is an ecological process that recycles dead tissues, mainly from primary production, into nutrients in the soil. The Ecology of Soil Decomposition describes trophic interactions between species that carry out the decomposition of organic matter in the soil. Key topics addressed feature functional groups, spatial stratification and succession patterns over time, involving bacteria, protists, fungi and micro-invertebrates. Emphasis is placed on the role of species diversity in functional groups.
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The Ecology of Soil Decomposition

The Ecology of Soil Decomposition

by Sina M. Adl
The Ecology of Soil Decomposition

The Ecology of Soil Decomposition

by Sina M. Adl

Overview

Decomposition is an ecological process that recycles dead tissues, mainly from primary production, into nutrients in the soil. The Ecology of Soil Decomposition describes trophic interactions between species that carry out the decomposition of organic matter in the soil. Key topics addressed feature functional groups, spatial stratification and succession patterns over time, involving bacteria, protists, fungi and micro-invertebrates. Emphasis is placed on the role of species diversity in functional groups.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780851996615
Publisher: CABI
Publication date: 09/11/2003
Series: Cabi Series
Edition description: New Edition
Pages: 368
Product dimensions: 6.75(w) x 9.25(h) x 1.00(d)

About the Author

Sina Adl obtained his PhD from the University of British Columbia (Vancouver, Canada) in 1998. His post-doctoral training was at the Universityé de Paris-XI (France) and at the Institute of Ecology at the University of Georgia (Athens, USA). He has been a university Professor since 2002, first at Dalhousie University(Halifax, Canada) then at the University of Saskatchewan (Saskatoon, Canada). He has published in soil ecology, protist ecology and classification, and on global biodiversity. He teaches courses in Microbial Diversity, Microbial Ecology, Comparative Protistology, Soil Ecology, and Global Food Security. He is the founding editor and Editor-in-Chief of the journal, Rhizosphere (Elsevier).

Table of Contents

I. The Saprotrophes
* Eukaryotic cells
* Protozoa
* Chromista
* Fungi
* Invertebrates
* The Bacteria (Prokaryote Bacteria and Archea)
* Roots, fine roots and root-hair cells
* Summary
* Suggested further reading
2. The Habitat
* "Through a Ped, Darkly"
* Soil and mineral composition
* Soil air
* Water content
* Soil organic matter
* Dynamics of soil physical structure
* Summary
* Suggested further reading
3. Sampling and Enumeration
* Soil collection
* Site variation and statistical patterns
* Extraction and enumeration
* Number of species in functional groups
* Summary
* Suggested further reading
4. Reconstructing the Soil Food Web
* Functional categories
* Primary decomposition
* Secondary decomposition
* Primary saprotrophes
* Secondary saprotrophes
* Other consumers
* Omnivory
* Symbionts
* Opportunistic parasites and parasitism
* Summary
* Suggested further reading
5. Spatial and Temporal Patterns
* Regulation of growth
* Periods of activity
* Patterns in the time and space
* Primary saprotrophes
* Secondary saprotrophes and other consumers
* Synthesis and conclusions
* Summary
* Suggestions for further reading
6. Integrating the Food Web
* Global impact of decomposition
* How to trace nutrients
* Soil food web models
* Summary
* Suggested further reading
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