Overview
- A valuable source of information for scientists in biochemistry, microbiology, agronomy, forestry and environmental sciences
- Written by renowned scientists
- Presents the latest results in the field of biological phosphorus cycling
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Part of the book series: Soil Biology (SOILBIOL, volume 26)
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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 latest 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 and the 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. Further, P management with respect to animal production and cropping, and the interactions between global change and P cycling, are treated.
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Table of contents (18 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Methods
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Front Matter
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Ecosystems and Management
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Editors and Affiliations
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Phosphorus in Action
Book Subtitle: Biological Processes in Soil Phosphorus Cycling
Editors: Else Bünemann, Astrid Oberson, Emmanuel Frossard
Series Title: Soil Biology
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-15271-9
Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg
eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2011
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-642-15270-2Published: 10 November 2010
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-642-26592-1Published: 02 January 2013
eBook ISBN: 978-3-642-15271-9Published: 08 November 2010
Series ISSN: 1613-3382
Series E-ISSN: 2196-4831
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XV, 483
Topics: Biochemistry, general, Plant Physiology, Microbiology, Agriculture, Soil Science & Conservation