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Phosphorus in Action: Biological Processes in Soil Phosphorus Cycling (Soil Biology, 26) by Ashlea L. Doolette, Ronald J. Smernik (auth.), Else Bünemann, Astrid Oberson, Emmanuel Frossard (eds.) is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.

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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 existing, up-to-date 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, 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, while aspects of P management with respect to animal production and cropping are also presented. The final chapter examines the interactions between global change and P cycling.

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Author

Ashlea L. Doolette, Ronald J. Smernik (auth.), Else Bünemann, Astrid Oberson, Emmanuel Frossard (eds.)

Publisher

Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg

Published

2011

Language

EN

ISBN

9783642152702

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Science, Chemistry, Agriculture