The Living Soil: Fundamentals of Soil Science and Soil Biology

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Science Publishers, 2004 - 602 pages
This study looks at the fundamentals of soil science and soil biology, encompassing topics such as the building blocks of the soil system and bioremediation of contaminated soils.

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Contents

The Soil An Ecological System
1
Inert Constituents
13
Soil Properties
45
Life In Action
77
Bioelements
97
5
123
1
130
Formation Development and Classification of Soils
155
Histosols
328
7
335
Bioremediation of Contaminated Soils
361
Animals and Ecological Niches
379
Food Chains and Webs in Soil
415
Soil Enzymes
451
A Microbiologically Active Interface
475
Soil Mutualistic Symbioses
507

The Humus Forms
209
Relationships at Many Levels
235
the Difference
254
Soil Annexes
267
From Sphagnum to Peat
307
In The Future Soil Biology
539
Bibliography
551
267
563
Units of Measure
583
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