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" Biodiversity In Agricultural Production Systems / "
editors, Schnell, Sylvia.
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BL
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980354
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b734724
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Benckiser, Gero
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Biodiversity In Agricultural Production Systems /\ editors, Schnell, Sylvia.
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First edition.
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Boca Raton, FL :: CRC Press,, 2006.
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Books in Soils, Plants, and the Environment
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1 online resource (429 pages) :: some color illustrations, color illustrations, photographs
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1420017322
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: 9781420017328
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| Contents
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Chapter 1 Diversity in Crop Production Systems -- chapter 2 Agrodiversity: Genetic Diversity in Crops and Cropping Systems -- chapter 3 Soil Space Diversity and Its Dynamics: Qualitative and Quantitative Considerations -- chapter 4 Microbial Communities Introduced through Organic Amendments and by Air-Transport into Agricultural Soils -- chapter 5 Discerning the Diversity of Soil Prokaryotes (Bacteria and Archaea) and Their Impact on Agriculture -- chapter 6 Microbial Diversity in the Rhizosphere: Highly Resolving Molecular Methodology to Study Plant-Beneficial Rhizosphere Bacteria -- chapter 7 Diversity of Biofilms and Their Formation Processes -- chapter 8 Diversity of Soil Fungi -- chapter 9 Diversity of Chytrids -- chapter 10 Diversity of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi -- chapter 11 Diversity of Protozoa -- chapter 12 Diversity of Nematodes -- chapter 13 Diversity of Tardigrada -- chapter 14 Diversity of Lumbricid Earthworms in Temperate Agroecosystems -- chapter 15 Soil Enzymes: Spatial Distribution and Function in Agroecosystems -- chapter 16 Metabolic Diversity of Microorganisms in Agricultural Soils -- chapter 17 Gaseous Emissions (CO2, CH4, N2O, and NO) from Diverse Agricultural Production Systems -- chapter 18 Principles Behind Order and Sustainability in Natural Successions and Agriculture -- chapter 19 Food Web Interactions and Modeling -- chapter 20 Soil Quality Assessment and Long-Term Field Observation with Emphasis on Biological Soil Characteristics.
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"While modern science has always recognized the central role that biodiversity plays in the ecological processes that maintain the Earth's equilibrium, our increasing knowledge of nature has deepened our appreciation of this principle. Consequently, those involved with implementing and maintaining sustainable agriculture systems have begun to take a far more sophisticated approach to understanding and making use of the components and mechanics of biodiversity. Providing a comprehensive and highly practical exploration of the subject, Biodiversity in Agricultural Production Systems examines abiotic ecosystem diversity and biological complexity at every relevant level. Leading researchers detail subspecies diversity, covering ecotypes, lifecycles, genes, physiology, and behavior. They also discuss species richness and supraspecies diversity, which includes foodweb interactions and non-trophic relationships, as well as above- and belowground relationships. Exploring various facets of agricultural crops and cultivation practices, this inter-disciplinary volume-Gives an overview of the pore space dynamic in agroecosystems where most soil microorganisms reside, including bacteria, fungi, protozoa, nematodes, and Tardigrada Examines the highly diverse and prominent role played by earthworms Looks at the metabolic processes occurring in soils that result in the release of greenhouse gases Outlines principles and strategies of order between interacting molecules, cells, species and communitiesLooks at mechanisms of competition, exploring growth regulation, transformation, and feeding strategies, as well as toxin production, mutation, and biofilm formationDiscusses matter recycling and the diversity of microbial metabolism in soilsShows how long-term observation plots are used to assess soil qualityBiodiversity in Agricultural Production Systems provides important information for those involved with researching and implementing sustainable agricultural systems, as well as those addressing specific challenges related to soil degradation, water management, and climatic impacts. It also provides recent research and fresh perspectives to enhance the approaches of those working in horticulture, biology, and the environmental sciences."--Provided by publisher.
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Agricultural systems.
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Agrobiodiversity.
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Agricultural systems.
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Agrobiodiversity.
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631.58
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S494.5.A43B463 2006
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Schnell, Sylvia
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