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Recent Advances in Quantitative Soil Biology

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Microfloral and faunal interactions in natural and agro-ecosystems

Part of the book series: Developments in Biogeochemistry ((DBGC,volume 3))

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In addressing the question of recent advances in quantitative soil biology, it is most important to ask, recent? Since when? We have chosen to define this question even further, by dividing the question into three parts, i.e., 1) are there recent advances in the measurement of microbial populations and biomass, 2) are there recent advances or modifications of old established methods in the measurement of population density, biomass and contributions of the soil fauna to energy and nutrient fluxes, and 3) are there recent advances in techniques to determine the influence of the soil biota on soil decomposition and mineralization pathways. In each of these questions, the term “recent” will take on a different meaning. In the question concerning soil fauna, advances shall be designated as recent since Petersen and Luxton’s (1982) excellent critique of procedures used during the International Biological Program to determine density and biomass for soil animals of the detritus food web. Swift, Heal and Anderson (1979) emphasized unique advances in methodology following Phillipson’s (1971) IBP Handbook of Methods.

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