Soil organisms and litter decomposition in the tropics
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Soil organisms and litter decomposition in the tropics
Westview Press, 1995
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Includes bibliographical references and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
Research scientists in the field of tropical ecology provide an overview and analysis of the processes of plant-litter decompositon in tropical soils. These processes involve the interaction of micro-organisms, animals (mainly invertebrates), and abiotic environmental factors, and the book therefore draws on the work of experts in microbiology, botany, zoology, meteorology and climatology, agriculture, forestry and ecology.
Table of Contents
- Introduction - soil biology and soil fertility in the tropics, M.J. Swift
- bacteria and actinomycetes, Martin Wood
- fungi and litter decompositon in the tropics, G.D. Sharma et al
- protozoa in tropical litter decompositon, Stuart S. Bamforth and J. Daniel Lousier
- nematodes and tropical litter decompositon, Renu Sharma and S.B. Sharma
- the enchytraeidae, M.C. Dash
- are earthworms important in the decompositon of tropical litter?, Carlos Fragoso and Patrick Lavelle
- litter arthropods, M. Vikram Reddy
- mollusca, N.V. Subba Rao et al
- meteoroligic control of litter decomposition with an emphasis on tropical environments, Vernon Meentemeyer
- soil fauna and the biogeochemistry of tropical ecosystems, T.R. Seastedt
- plant-residue decompositon in the humid tropics - the influence of chemical composition and soil fauna, G. Tian et al
- tropical litter decomposition - a holistic approach, R.S. Ambasht and Alok K. Srivastava.
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