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Record Nr.

UNINA9910139210303321

Autore

Bardgett Richard D

Titolo

Aboveground-belowground linkages [[electronic resource] ] : biotic interactions, ecosystem processes, and global change / / Richard D. Bardgett, David A. Wardle

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford, : Oxford University Press, c2010

ISBN

1-282-73078-9

9786612730788

0-19-159135-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (x, 301 p. ) : ill., maps

Collana

Oxford series in ecology and evolution

Altri autori (Persone)

WardleDavid A. <1963->

Disciplina

577.82

Soggetti

Biotic communities

Species diversity

Global environmental change

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Preface; 1. Introduction; 2. Biotic Interactions in Soil as Drivers of Ecosystem Properties; 3. Plant Community Influences on the Soil Community and Plant-Soil Feedbacks; 4. Ecosystem Level Significance of Aboveground Consumers; 5. Aboveground and Belowground Consequences of Species Losses and Gains; 6. Underlying Themes and Ways Forward; References; Index

Sommario/riassunto

This volume synthesises and evaluates recent advances concerning how species and their interactions influence terrestrial ecosystem processes, such as productivity, decomposition, nutrient cycling, and fluxes.