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Autore: |
Souza Tancredo
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Titolo: |
Soil biology in tropical ecosystems / / Tancredo Souza
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Pubblicazione: | Cham, Switzerland : , : Springer, , [2022] |
©2022 | |
Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (146 pages) |
Disciplina: | 578.7570913 |
Soggetto topico: | Soil biology |
Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references. |
Nota di contenuto: | Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- About the Author -- Chapter 1: The Soil Ecosystem at the Tropics -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.2 Soil Formation -- 1.3 Soil-Forming Factors -- 1.3.1 Climate -- 1.3.2 Parent Material -- 1.3.3 Topography -- 1.3.4 Organisms -- 1.3.5 Time -- 1.4 Soil Properties -- 1.4.1 Soil Organic Carbon -- 1.4.2 Soil pH -- 1.4.3 Soil Aggregation -- 1.4.4 Soil Moisture (Soil Water) -- 1.5 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 2: The Living Soil -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 The Soil Organisms -- 2.3 Structure of the Soil Food Web -- 2.4 Patterns of Soil Biodiversity -- 2.5 Identifying Soil Biota Functional Groups -- 2.6 Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 3: Soil Organisms and Ecological Processes -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Soil Nutrient Availability -- 3.3 Herbivory -- 3.4 Biological Control -- 3.5 Soil Structure -- 3.6 Symbiosis -- 3.7 Plant Growth -- 3.8 Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 4: Plant-Soil Feedback -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 Plant Species Influencing Soil Biological Properties -- 4.3 Plant-Arthropod Interactions -- 4.4 Soil Structure -- 4.5 Plant Communities Influenced by Soil Biota -- 4.6 Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 5: Trophic Structure and Soil Biological Communities -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.2 Root Exudates -- 5.3 Net Primary Production -- 5.4 Plant Litter -- 5.5 Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 6: Land Use and Soil Contamination in Dry Tropical Ecosystems -- 6.1 Introduction -- 6.2 Land Use and Its Effects on Soil Biological Properties -- 6.3 Soil Organism's Function in Contaminated Areas -- 6.4 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 7: Natural Ecosystems and Biological Invasion -- 7.1 Introduction -- 7.2 Soil Food Web in Moist and Dry Tropical Ecosystems -- 7.3 Changing Habitat of Soil Organisms -- 7.4 The Case of Cryptostegia madagascariensis and Prosopis juliflora in Northeastern Brazil. |
7.4.1 Plant Community Composition -- 7.4.2 Nutrient Cycling -- 7.4.3 Symbionts: The Case of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi -- 7.5 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 8: Natural Disasters -- 8.1 Introduction -- 8.2 Burning the Living Soil: The Case of Fire in West-Central Brazil -- 8.3 Landslide Influence on Soil Organic Matter Content -- 8.4 Impacts of Hurricanes on N:P Stoichiometry -- 8.5 Conclusion -- References -- Appendices: Supplementary Material -- Appendix A: Pathway to Classify Soil Organisms Proposed by Souza (2021) -- Appendix B: Pathway to Classify Soil Organisms into the Branch of "Vermes" (Souza 2021) -- Appendix C: Pathway to Classify Soil Organisms into the Branch of "Arachnids" (Souza 2021) -- Appendix D: Pathway to Classify Soil Organisms into the Branch of "Myriapods" (Souza 2021) -- Appendix E: Pathway to Classify Soil Organisms into the Branch of "Insects" (Souza 2021) -- Reference. | |
Titolo autorizzato: | Soil Biology in Tropical Ecosystems ![]() |
ISBN: | 9783031009495 |
9783031009488 | |
Formato: | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
Record Nr.: | 9910574048303321 |
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