The Living Soil
Fundamentals of Soil Science and Soil Biology
Jean-Michel Gobat, Michel Aragno, and Willy Matthey: l'Université de Nuechatel, Switzerland
ISBN 978-1-57808-210-0 ; 2004; 626 Pages, pb; US $ 65.00      Buy Now

Contents:
Fundamentals of Soil Science
. The Soil, an Ecological System
. The Building Blocks of the Soil System: Inert Constituents and Living Organisms
. Soil Properties
. Life in Action
. Formation, Development, and Classification of Soils
. Between Life and Soil: The Forms of Soil Humus

Topics in Soil Biology
. Soil and Vegetation: Relations at Many Levels
. Dead Wood, Excrements, Carcasses, and Gravel: Soil Appendages
. Arrested Decomposition: From Sphagnum Moss to Peat
. Composting, a Value Addition to our Wastes
. Soil Bioremediation
. Animals and Ecological Niches
. Food Chains and Webs in the Soil
. Soil Enzymes
. The Rhizosphere: A (Micro) Biologically Active Interface between Plants and Soil
. Soil Symbioses
. Soil Biology in the Future