Ecology and Management of Forest Soils, 4th Edition, 9780470979471
Hardcover
Forest soils are the foundation of the entire forest ecosystem and complex, long-term interactions between trees, soil animals, and the microbial community shape soils in was that are very distinct from agricultural soils.

Ecology and Management of Forest Soils, 4th Edition

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  • Hardcover

    368 pages

  • Release Date

    13 December 2012

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Summary

Forest soils are the foundation of the entire forest ecosystem and complex, long-term interactions between trees, soil animals, and the microbial community shape soils in was that are very distinct from agricultural soils. The composition, structure, and processes in forest soils at any given time reflect current conditions, as well as the legacies of decades (and even millennia) of interactions that shape each forest soil. Reciprocal interactions are fundamental; vegetation alters soi…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780470979471
ISBN-10:047097947X
Author:Dan Binkley, Richard F. Fisher
Publisher:John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Imprint:Wiley-Blackwell
Format:Hardcover
Number of Pages:368
Edition:4th
Release Date:13 December 2012
Weight:789g
Dimensions:252mm x 193mm x 22mm
What They're Saying

Critics Review

“This coherent overview of the major issues surrounding the ecology and management of forest soils will be particularly useful to students taking courses in soil science, forestry, agronomy, ecology, natural resource management, environmental management and conservation, as well as professionals in forestry dealing with the productivity of forests and functioning of watersheds.” (Biotechnol. Agron. Soc. Environ, 1 March 2013

“Overall, a useful book for students in soil science, forest sciences, and ecology, as well as practicing foresters involved with forest management and research. Summing Up: Recommended. Lower-division undergraduates through professionals.” (Choice, 1 September 2013)

About The Author

Dan Binkley

Dan Binkley, Colorado State University, USA.

Richard F. Fisher, University of Florida and Texas A&M University.

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