Abstract: Soil Microbiology and Biochemistry in Perspective. Soil as a Habitat for Organisms and Their Reactions. Methods for Studying Soil Organisms. Components of the Soil Biota. Occurrence and Distribution of Soil Organisms. Carbon Cycling and Soil Organic Matter. Dynamics of Residue Decomposition and Soil Organic Matter Turnover. Ammonification and Nitrification. The Fate of Nitrates. Closing the Nitrogen Cycle: Return of Nitrogen to the Soil. Mycorrhizal Relationships. The Commercialization of Organisms. Phosphorus Transformations. Sulfur Transformations in Soil. Microbial Transformations of Metal. Chapter References and Suggested Reading. Subject Index.
Publication Year: 1989
Publication Date: 1989-07-01
Language: en
Type: article
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