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A handbook of tropical soil biology : sampling and characterization of below-ground biodiversity
Title
A handbook of tropical soil biology : sampling and characterization of below-ground biodiversity / edited by Fatima M.S. Moreira, E. Jeroen Huising and David E. Bignell.
ISBN
1136573054
1136573097
1136573100
184977028X
9781136573057
9781136573095
9781136573101
9781849770286
1844075931
1844076210
9781844075935
9781844076215
Published
London ; Sterling, VA : Earthscan, 2008.
Physical Description
1 online resource (xxvi, 218 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations (some color)
Local Notes
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Access restricted by licensing agreement.
Summary
This practical handbook describes sampling and laboratory assessment methods for the biodiversity of a number of key functional groups of soil organisms, including insects, earthworms, nematodes, fungi and bacteria.
Variant and related titles
Taylor & Francis. EBA 2024-2025.
Other formats
Print version: Handbook of tropical soil biology. London ; Sterling, VA : Earthscan, 2008
Format
Books / Online
Language
English
Added to Catalog
October 04, 2024
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
The inventory of soil biological diversity: concepts and general guidelines
Sampling strategy and design to evaluate below-ground biodiversity
Macrofauna
Soil collembola, acari and other mesofauna
the Berlese method
Soil nematodes
Nitrogen-fixing leguminosae-nodulating bacteria
Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF)
Saprophytic and plant pathogenic soil fungi
Sampling, conserving and identifying fruit flies
Entomopathogenic fungi and nematodes
Description and classification of land use at sampling locations for the inventory of below-ground biodiversity.
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