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This extensively revised edition reflects the advances in our understanding of desert dunes, their dynamics and history; and covers recent developments including the luminescence dating revolution, ground penetrating radar and advances in numerical modeling. Also covering dunes on Mars and Titan, this authoritative reference is a must-have for researchers and graduate students working on desert dunes and aeolian geomorphology.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Studying desert dunes continues to be essential to our understanding of the geomorphology and climate of Earth and other worlds in the solar system. The update to this anchoring text seamlessly merges the significant advancements in aeolian science over the past few decades with core concepts from decades prior. 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Judith D.Schwartz has travelled to meet and interview an impressive mix of people, some well known names from around the world (Allan Savory, Christine Jones for example), and many who I have never heard of prior to reading her book. All, however, in some way, are undertaking a wealth of inspirational and essential work relating to healing the world's soil.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eAt its core, Schwartz's work provides us with solutions and hope, for spiraling environmental and social destruction, through the rehabilitation of the earth beneath our feet. Each chapter of the book is a work in itself but there is also a natural flow and progression in the writing as Schwartz invites us to witness her journey, addressing climate change, loss of biodiversity, desertification, droughts, floods and human health.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eThe new thinking and new understanding you gain from reading and then rereading Schwartz's work gives us motivation and determination to want to make some very real positive changes in our communities and lands. I can recommend it to all.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Here's a secret climate-change activists and energy-efficiency and renewable-energy promoters neglect: Nature is designed to be self-healing, and her most profound 'tool' is photosynthesis. 'Free' sunlight is the best energy source to extract carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, while also producing organic matter and oxygen—and a by-product is healthier soil, forests, wetlands, and ecosystems. When politicians, policy leaders, and activists get serious about cost-effective solutions to climate change, then a top priority will be ecological restoration to harvest and store carbon naturally, and Judith Schwartz's new book will provide a destination and map.\"\u003cstrong\u003e--Will Raap, founder, Gardener's Supply and Intervale Center\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eForeWord Reviews-\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\"Could it really be this easy? Improve soil fertility, preserve biodiversity, reduce obesity, and halt climate change by having more cows graze more land to help 'fix' more carbon into the soil? Well, solving the world’s problems may not be quite that easy, but journalist Judith Schwartz raises these and many equally intriguing questions in \u003cem\u003eCows Save the Planet: And Other Improbable Ways of Restoring Soil to Heal the Earth.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eHer book focuses on sustaining and improving the quality of soil, as well as the economic, environmental, and societal benefits we could realize by making that change. Around the globe, topsoil is lost at an alarming rate: up to 40 times faster than we’re generating it (in China and India, particularly). The consequences include a rapid increase in deserts, droughts, floods, and wildfires, not to mention a loss in the fertility of soil and the nutritional quality of food.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eThe losses occur rapidly, but the solutions can work almost as quickly. The soil can be rebuilt from the bottom up, and nature can heal itself with surprising efficiency. For instance, undergrazing can damage the soil as much as overgrazing. study the historical movements of herds of grazing animals over the grasslands and plains of much of the globe, and adjust livestock and land management principles accordingly, the author suggests. Allow for the organic material, natural microbes, and insect life that facilitate plant diversity and soil enrichment. The resulting impact will be far-reaching and transformational on the land, climate, and crops.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eSchwartz refers frequently to the holistic management principles outlined by agriculturist Allan Savory, views that some consider controversial. Schwartz does not attempt to bridge the gap between these holistic ideals and current practices in the industrial food complex but instead grounds her view in narratives of earnest farmers and ranchers from Australia to Vermont who put these soil management principles into practice.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eA journalist who has written on marriage, therapy, and other diverse topics, Schwartz tackles complex topics such as the chemistry of the carbon cycle and photosynthesis and counters the myths about cows and methane with an accessible, conversational voice. Her study is lucid, enlightening, and often surprising. It is also an enjoyable, compelling read that will appeal to a wide audience, offering hopeful and creative solutions to some of the most daunting questions of our day.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBooklist-\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\"The earth beneath our feet is something most of us acknowledge is important for raising crops and nourishing lawns, yet few of us realize just how vital it is to our planet's overall health. Inviting readers to roll up their pant legs and wade with her into the dirt, veteran journalist [Judith] Schwartz reveals a wealth of detail about soil's beneficial properties and presents a compelling case that proper soil management can end escalating worldwide desertification and slow, or even arrest, global warming. While these assertions may sound surprising, Schwartz collects abundant testimony from leading-edge soil scientists and activists, such as noted Zimbabwe biologist and rancher Allan Savory, whose sophisticated sheep- and cow-herding methods in several countries have completely restored arid grasslands in less than a decade. She also highlights evidence from little-known studies demonstrating that soil restoration techniques can sequester about a billion tons of atmospheric carbon per year, potentially neutralizing damaging greenhouse gases. A well-written and persuasive manifesto for healing earth's environmental woes with one of its most underappreciated resources.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Judith Schwartz’s book gives us not just hope but also a sense that we humans—serial destroyers that we are—can actually turn the climate crisis around. This amazing book, wide-reaching in its research, offers nothing less than solutions for healing the planet.”\u003cstrong\u003e--Gretel Ehrlich, from the foreword\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Judith Schwartz takes a fascinating look at the world right beneath our feet. \u003cem\u003eCows Save the Planet\u003c\/em\u003e is a surprising, informative, and ultimately hopeful book.”\u003cstrong\u003e--Elizabeth Kolbert, author of \u003cem\u003eField Notes from a Catastrophe: Man, Nature, and Climate Change\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“In\u003cem\u003e Cows Save the Planet\u003c\/em\u003e, Judith Schwartz takes us on a fascinating, John McPhee-style journey into the world of soil rehabilitation. 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The book discusses all the practical details that are critical for sustained success: how to set up a new system or improve existing systems; acreage calculations; paddock layout; fence and drinking water access; lanes and other grazing infrastructure; managing livestock movement and flow; soil fertility; seeding and reseeding pastures; and more. The author includes descriptions of real grazing systems working well on dairy, beef, goat, and sheep farms in different regions of North America. The book covers pasture requirements specific to organic farming, but will be of use to both organic and non-organic farms.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eCHOICE\u003c\/em\u003e-\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\"This is a great book. 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As the author says, “What a grower understands, a grower will do.” \u003cem\u003eMycorrhizal Planet\u003c\/em\u003e abounds with insights into “fungal consciousness” and offers practical, regenerative techniques that are pertinent to gardeners, landscapers, orchardists, foresters, and farmers. 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Branching off from Paul Stamets’s \u003cem\u003eMycelium Running\u003c\/em\u003e, Phillips focuses on fungi’s intimate relations with the plant community, revealing their essential roles in botanical and soil health and how we can nurture them for our benefit and that of the entire biosphere. The book includes extensive and specific information about the science of fungi and their symbiosis with plants; nurturing and propagating fungal networks and functions; minimizing soil disturbance in gardens, forests, farms, and orchards to build soil, capture carbon, and assist mycelial integrity and relationships; and gathering and growing edible mushrooms. In refreshing contrast to the pared-down utilitarianism of many books in the genre, Phillips’s poetic, conversational, rambling, humorous writing encourages readers to settle in for a thoughtful read. Organic, biodynamic, and permaculture practitioners will value this book, but Phillips writes for a general readership too.” \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“\u003cem\u003eMycorrhizal Planet \u003c\/em\u003eisn’t just a book about wild-running fungi. It covers in great detail all the benefits, scientific research, and technical information known about mycorrhizae. It also outlines methods of how to manage soils with the use of organic fertilizers, crops grown, and proper tillage to get the biology to flourish—including mycorrhizae. Because if a grower knows \u003cstrong\u003ewhy\u003c\/strong\u003e, he or she will teach themselves \u003cstrong\u003ehow\u003c\/strong\u003e.”\u003cstrong\u003e--Gary Zimmer, founder, Midwestern BioAg; author of \u003cem\u003eThe Biological Farmer\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“The world desperately needs the information in \u003cem\u003eMycorrhizal Planet\u003c\/em\u003e! I am so glad Michael Phillips wrote this book. His approach is creative, inspired, and down-to-earth. A worthy effort with many useful practices laid out for all.”\u003cstrong\u003e--Dave Jacke, coauthor of \u003cem\u003eEdible Forest Gardens\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“I firmly believe that the next big advancement in organic farming is learning how to harness the power of soil ecology by replacing mechanical tillage with biological tillage. \u003cem\u003eMycorrhizal Planet\u003c\/em\u003e is an awesome book because it not only describes the importance of respecting living soil dynamics, it teaches how to act upon it. The chapter on practical nondisturbance techniques is especially enlightening to any serious market gardener.”\u003cstrong\u003e--Jean-Martin Fortier, author of \u003cem\u003eThe Market Gardener\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“How lucky are we to be alive and growing plants right now? The humbling interconnectedness and relationships realized through \u003cem\u003eMycorrhizal Planet\u003c\/em\u003e will fill you with wonder and have you questioning your role in the garden, orchard, or farm. This is the manual for upping your growing game!”\u003cstrong\u003e--Eliza Greenman, restoration orchardist and fruit explorer \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Michael Phillips is an emissary from the fungal realm, and he’s here to tell us, through both study and  practice, how our partnership with fungi is not only crucial but how it can be carried out practically on our homesteads and farms.”\u003cstrong\u003e--Ben Falk, author of \u003cem\u003eThe Resilient Farm and Homestead\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“\u003cem\u003eMycorrhizal Planet \u003c\/em\u003eoffers fascinating science and practical ideas for gardeners, farmers, foresters—for everyone, in fact. Learning how we can work with beneficial soil fungi is deeply relevant, not only to support optimal plant health and nutrition but as part of a lasting climate change solution.”\u003cstrong\u003e--Eric Toensmeier, author of \u003cem\u003eThe Carbon Farming Solution\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“In \u003cem\u003eMycorrhizal Planet, \u003c\/em\u003eMichael\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003ePhillips takes us on a journey into the realm of cutting-edge soil science, while always maintaining a playful sense of passion, excitement, and levity. As deep as Phillips goes into sharing his immense knowledge of the mechanics of vibrant living soils and their role in plant health, he never loses sight of the bigger picture—that of regenerating the planetary ecosystem. To that end, he offers robust practical applications for agricultural enterprises of all sizes. The beauty of this timely and important book is that we now know not only how but why we must embrace and cooperate with the innate intelligence of the biological world as we develop the agroecosystems that will sustain us in the future.”\u003cstrong\u003e--Scott Vlaun, executive director, Center for an Ecology-Based Economy\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Mostland plants depend on symbiotic fungi in their roots—mycorrhizas—to help them to grow. Some, like orchids and many pines, depend on them absolutely. In fact, with no mycorrhizas: no land plants to speak of, and hence no land animals, including human beings. Like dung beetles and flies and microbes in general, root fungi are the largely unsung heroes of nature, cryptic creatures that make the world work. 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The mycorrhizal fungi are our allies in promoting health for forests, orchards, and fields. Michael Phillips’s comprehensive scientific knowledge, along with an abundance of practical information for the grower, and a good dose of positive vibes for the future of our planet, make this new book one to add to your collection.”\u003cstrong\u003e--Linda Hoffman, orchardist, Old Frog Pond Farm\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Our knowledge of how habitat restoration and regenerative agriculture work—how they proceed or falter—is being renovated as we speak. A new sense of how symbiotic mycorrhizae shape plant establishment and succession has been slowly emerging over the last quarter century. In his new book, \u003cem\u003eMycorrhizal Planet\u003c\/em\u003e, Michael Phillips weaves his own web of astounding connections regarding what holds this earth together. Not since Paul Stamets's pioneering inquiry, \u003cem\u003eMycelium Running\u003c\/em\u003e, have we been blessed by such a synthesis that tells how symbiotic fungi are the true and most trustworthy stewards of this planet. With his usual genius of explaining complex science in ways farmers and restorationists can grasp, Phillips reminds us that those in Washington, DC, have never really ‘run this country,’ our fungal allies have.”\u003cstrong\u003e--Gary Paul Nabhan, author of \u003cem\u003eGrowing Food in a Hotter, Drier Land\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Let’s make soil great again. Michael Phillips and \u003cem\u003eMycorrhizal Planet\u003c\/em\u003e have a plan. This book focuses on the tangible things you can do on the land you love to make it healthier and more productive. In forty years doing USDA research and producing mycorrhizal fungi, I have read and reviewed thousands of mycorrhizal articles. Michael Phillips gets it. 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Interaction of Individual Soil Components with the Biotic System 19\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.2.2 Aboveground and Belowground Communities and Soil Ecosystem Synergistic Development 31\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.3 The Macro-ecosystem 37\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.4 Concluding Comments 39\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2 The Soil Ecosystem: Biological Participants \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e45\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.1 The Living Soil Component 45\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.1.1 Biological and Genetic Implications of Occurrence of Living Cells in Soil 46\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.1.2 Implications of Microbial Properties for Handling of Soil Samples 55\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.2 Measurement of Soil Microbial Biomass 56\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.2.1 Direct Counting Methods 58\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.2.2 ATP Measure of Soil Microbial Biomass 59\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.2.3 Soil Aerobic Respiration Measurements 60\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.2.4 Chloroform Fumigation (Extraction and Incubation) Technique 61\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.2.5 Limitations of Microbial Biomass Measurements 64\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.3 The Nature of Soil Inhabitants 65\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.4 Autecology and Soil Microbiology 66\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.4.1 Limitations to Autecological Research 67\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.4.2 Autecological Methods 67\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.4.3 PCR for Quantification of Soil Microbes 72\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.4.4 Expression of Population Density per Unit of Soil 78\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.4.5 Products of Soil Autecological Research 78\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.5 Principles and Products of Synecological Research 79\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.6 Interphase Between Study of Individual and Community Microbiology 80\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.7 Concluding Comments 81\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e3 Microbial Diversity of Soil Ecosystems \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e89\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.1 Classical Culture-Based Studies of Soil Microbial Diversity 90\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.1.1 Value of Culture-Based Studies of Soil Microbial Diversity 90\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.1.2 Limitations of Culture-Based Studies of Soil Microbial Diversity 90\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.1.3 The Challenge of Defining Bacterial Species 91\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.1.4 Alternatives to Bacterial Strain Isolation 92\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.2 Surrogate Measures of Soil Microbial Diversity 92\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.3 Diversity Surrogates: Physiological Profiling 93\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.3.1 Physiological Profiling of Isolates 93\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.3.2 Community-Level Physiological Profiling 94\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.3.3 Value of Community-Level Physiological Profiling 95\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.3.4 Limitations of Community Level Physiological Profiling 95\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.4 Diversity Surrogates: Phospholipid Fatty Acid Analysis 96\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.4.1 PLFA Analysis of Isolates 96\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.4.2 Community PLFA Analysis 97\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.4.3 Value of PLFA Analysis 98\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.4.4 Limitations of PFLA Analysis 98\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.5 Nucleic Acid-Based Analyses of Soil Microbial Diversity 98\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.5.1 Nucleic Acid Based Analysis of Isolates 99\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.5.2 Community Nucleic Acid Analysis 99\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.5.3 DNA Extraction 100\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.5.4 Analysis of Community DNA 101\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.6 PCR-Based Methods 101\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.6.1 Clone Library Sequencing 101\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.6.2 DNA-Based Fingerprinting Techniques 102\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.6.3 High-Throughput Amplicon Sequencing 103\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.6.4 Limitations of PCR-Based Methods 105\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.7 Metagenomics 105\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.7.1 Limitations of Metagenomics 106\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.8 Conclusions: Utility and Limitations of Diversity Analysis Procedures 107\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e4 Energy Transformations Supporting Growth and Survival of Soil Microbes \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e115\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.1 Microbial Growth Kinetics in Soil 116\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.2 Microbial Growth Phases: Laboratory-Observed Microbial Growth Compared to Soil Population Dynamics 120\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.3 Mathematical Representation of Soil Microbial Growth 126\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.4 Uncoupling Energy Production from Microbial Biomass Synthesis 130\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.5 Implications of Microbial Energy and Carbon Transformation Capacities for Soil Biological Processes 132\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.5.1 Energy Acquisition in Soil Ecosystems 132\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.5.2 Microbial Contribution to Soil Energy and Carbon Transformation 136\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.6 Concluding Comments 143\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e5 Process Control in Soil \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e149\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.1 Microbial Response to Abiotic Limitations: General Considerations 151\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.1.1 Definition of Limitations to Biological Activity 151\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.1.2 Elucidation of Limiting Factors in Soil 153\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.2 Impact of Individual Soil Properties on Microbial Activity 157\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.2.1 Availability of Nutrients 158\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.2.2 Soil Water 164\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.2.3 Aeration 172\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.2.4 Redox Potential 173\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.2.5 pH 175\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.2.6 Temperature 178\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.3 Microbial Adaptation to Abiotic Stress 180\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.4 Concluding Comments 181\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e6 Soil Enzymes: Basic Principles and Their Applications \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e185\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.1 A Philosophical Basis for the Study of Soil Enzymes 187\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.2 Basic Soil Enzyme Properties 192\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.3 Principles of Enzyme Assays 196\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.4 Enzyme Kinetics 202\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.5 Distribution of Enzymes in Soil Organic Components 206\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.6 Ecology of Extracellular Enzymes 210\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.7 Concluding Comments 212\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e7 Microbial Interactions and Community Development and Resilience \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e217\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.1 Common Concepts of Microbial Community Interaction 220\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.2 Classes of Biological Interactions 222\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.2.1 Neutralism 223\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.2.2 Positive Biological Interactions 223\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.2.3 Negative Biological Interactions 227\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.3 Trophic Interactions and Nutrient Cycling 235\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.3.1 Soil Flora and Fauna 235\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.3.2 Earthworms: Mediators of Multilevel Mutualism 238\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.4 Importance of Microbial Interactions to Overall Biological Community Development 239\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.5 Management of Soil Microbial Populations 241\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.6 Concluding Comments: Implications of Soil Microbial Interactions 242\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e8 The Rhizosphere\/Mycorrhizosphere \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e251\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.1 The Rhizosphere 252\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.1.1 The Microbial Community 254\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.1.2 Sampling Rhizosphere Soil 256\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.1.3 Plant Contributions to the Rhizosphere Ecosystem 258\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.1.4 Benefits to Plants Resulting from Rhizosphere Populations 263\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.1.5 Plant Pathogens in the Rhizosphere 264\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.1.6 Manipulation of Rhizosphere Populations 265\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.2 Mycorrhizal Associations 268\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.2.1 Mycorrhizae in the Soil Community 271\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.2.2 Symbiont Benefits from Mycorrhizal Development 273\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.2.3 Environmental Considerations 275\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.3 The Mycorrhizosphere 276\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.4 Conclusion 278\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e9 Introduction to the Biogeochemical Cycles \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e287\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.1 Introduction to Conceptual and Mathematical Models of Biogeochemical Cycles 289\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.1.1 Development and Utility of Conceptual Models 290\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.1.2 Mathematical Modeling of Biogeochemical Cycles 295\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.2 Specific Models of Biogeochemical Cycles and Their Application 297\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.2.1 The Environmental Connection 300\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.2.2 Interconnectedness of Biogeochemical Cycle Processes 302\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.3 Biogeochemical Cycles as Sources of Plant Nutrients for Ecosystem Sustenance 306\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.4 General Processes and Participants in Biogeochemical Cycles 307\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.5 Measurement of Biogeochemical Processes: What Data Are Useful? 309\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.5.1 Assessment of Biological Activities Associated with Biogeochemical Cycling 309\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.5.2 Soil Sampling Aspects of Assessment of Biogeochemical Cycling Rates 310\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.5.3 Environmental Impact of Nutrient Cycles 311\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.5.4 Example of Complications in Assessing Soil Nutrient Cycling: Nitrogen Mineralization 312\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.6 Conclusions 315\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e10 The Carbon Cycle \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e321\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.1 Environmental Implications of the Soil Carbon Cycle 323\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.1.1 Soils as a Source or Sink for Carbon Dioxide and Methane 324\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.1.2 Diffusion of Soil Carbon Dioxide to the Atmosphere 325\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.1.3 Managing Soils to Augment Organic Matter Contents 327\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.1.4 Carbon Recycling in Soil Systems 328\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.2 Biochemical Aspects of the Soil Carbon Cycle 329\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.2.1 Individual Components of Soil Organic Carbon Pools 330\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.2.2 Analysis of Soil Organic Carbon Fractions 337\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.2.3 Structural versus Functional Analysis 339\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.2.4 Microbial Mediators of Soil Carbon Cycle Processes 342\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.3 Kinetics of Soil Carbon Transformations 344\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.4 Conclusions: Management of the Soil Carbon Cycle 348\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e11 The Nitrogen Cycle: Mineralization, Immobilization, and Nitrification \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e355\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.1 Nitrogen Mineralization 359\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.1.1 Soil Organic Nitrogen Resources 359\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.1.2 Assessment of Nitrogen Mineralization 361\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.2 Nitrogen Immobilization 362\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.2.1 Process Definition and Organisms Involved 362\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.2.2 Impact of Nitrogen Immobilization Processes on Plant Communities 362\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.2.3 Measurement of Soil Nitrogen Immobilization Rates 365\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.3 Quantitative Description of Nitrogen Mineralization Kinetics 366\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.4 Microbiology of Mineralization 370\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.5 Environmental Influences on Nitrogen Mineralization 370\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.6 Nitrification 372\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.6.1 Identity of Bacterial Species that Nitrify 373\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.6.2 Benefits to the Microorganism from Nitrification 374\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.6.3 Quantification of Nitrifiers in Soil Samples 374\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.6.4 Discrepancies between Population Enumeration Data and Field Nitrification Rates 376\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.6.5 Sources of Ammonium and Nitrite for Nitrifiers 377\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.6.6 Environmental Properties Limiting Nitrification 377\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.7 Concluding Observations: Control of the Internal Soil Nitrogen Cycle 381\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e12 Nitrogen Fixation: The Gateway to Soil Nitrogen Cycling \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e389\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.1 Biochemistry of Nitrogen Fixation 391\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.1.1 The Process 391\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.1.2 The Enzyme, Nitrogenase 394\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.1.3 Measurement of Biological Nitrogen Fixation in Culture and in the Field 396\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.2 General Properties of Soil Diazotrophs 401\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.2.1 Free-Living Diazotrophs 401\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.2.2 Examples of Function of Nonsymbiotic Diazotrophs in Soil Ecosystems 404\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.2.3 Diazotrophs in Rhizosphere Populations 404\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.2.4 Dizaotrophs in Flooded Ecosystems 408\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.3 Conclusions 409\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e13 Biological Nitrogen Fixation \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e415\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.1 Rhizobium–Legume Symbioses 416\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.1.1 Grouping of Rhizobial Strains 416\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.1.2 Rhizobial Contributions to Nitrogen Fixation 418\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.1.3 Nodulation of Legumes 419\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.1.4 Plant Control of Nodule Formation 423\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.2 Manipulation of \u003ci\u003eRhizobium\u003c\/i\u003e–Legume Symbioses for Ecosystem Management 424\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.3 Rhizobial Inoculation Procedures 426\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.3.1 Inocula Delivery Systems 426\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.3.2 Survival of Rhizobial Inocula 427\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.3.3 Biological Interactions in Legume Nodulation 432\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.4 Nodule Occupants: Indigenous vs Foreign 432\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.5 Actinorhizal Associations 434\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.6 Conclusions 436\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e14 Denitrification \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e447\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.1 Pathways for Biological Reduction of Soil Nitrate 448\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.2 Biochemical Properties of Denitrification 450\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.2.1 Carbon and Energy Sources for Denitrifiers 450\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.2.2 Induction of Synthesis of Nitrogen Oxide Reductases 451\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.3 Environmental Implications of Nitrous Oxide Formation 452\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.4 Microbiology of Denitrification 453\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.4.1 Assessment of Soil Denitrifier Populations 453\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.4.2 General Traits of Denitrifiers 454\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.4.3 Generic Identity of Denitrifiers 455\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.5 Quantification of Nitrogen Losses from an Ecosystem via Denitrification 456\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.5.1 Nitrogen Balance Studies 456\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.5.2 Use of Nitrogen Isotopes to Trace Soil Nitrogen Transformations 458\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.5.3 Soil Nitrogen Oxide Transformations 459\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.5.4 Acetylene Block Method for Assessing Denitrification Processes in Soil 460\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.6 Environmental Factors Controlling Denitrification Rates 462\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.6.1 Nature and Amount of Organic Matter 462\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.6.2 Nitrate Concentration 464\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.6.3 Aeration\/Moisture 464\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.6.4 pH 465\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.6.5 Temperature 466\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.6.6 Interaction of Limitations to Denitrification in Soil Systems 467\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.7 Conclusions 467\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e15 Fundamentals of the Sulfur, Phosphorus, and Mineral Cycles \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e477\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15.1 Sulfur in the Soil Ecosystem 477\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15.2 Biogeochemical Cycling of Sulfur in Soil 479\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15.3 Biological Sulfur Oxidation 482\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15.3.1 Microbiology of Sulfur Oxidation 482\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15.3.2 Environmental Conditions Affecting Sulfur Oxidation 486\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15.4 Biological Sulfur Reduction 488\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15.4.1 Anaerobic Biodegradation 490\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15.4.2 Reducing Acidity of Acid Mine Drainage 490\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15.4.3 Reduction of Complications of Metal Contamination in Soil 490\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15.5 Mineralization and Assimilation of Sulfurous Substances 491\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15.6 The Phosphorus Cycle 492\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15.7 Microbially Catalyzed Soil Metal Cycling 494\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15.7.1 Interactions of Soil Metals with Living Systems 495\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15.7.2 Microbial Response to Elevated Metal Loading 497\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15.7.3 Microbial Modifications of Metal Mobility in Soils 498\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15.7.4 Managing Soils Contaminated with Toxic Metals 501\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15.8 Conclusion 502\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e16 Soil Microbes: Optimizers of Soil System Sustainability and Reparation of Damaged Soils \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e511\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16.1 Foundational Concepts of Bioremediation 514\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16.1.1 Bioremediation Defined 514\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16.1.2 Conceptual Unity of Bioremediation Science 515\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16.1.3 Complexity of Remediation Questions 516\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16.2 The Microbiology of Bioremediation 517\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16.2.1 Microbes as Soil Remediators 518\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16.2.2 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This book presents three novel concepts, basedon the finite-element methodology, to model the unboundedmedium:\u003cbr\u003e * The consistent infinitesimal finite-element cell method, aboundary finite-element procedure, requires the discretization ofthe structure-medium interface only and is exact in thefinite-element sense. It is applied to unbounded media governed bythe hyperbolic, parabolic and elliptic differentialequations.\u003cbr\u003e * The damping-solvent extraction method permits the analysis of abounded medium only.\u003cbr\u003e * The doubly-asymptotic multi-directional transmitting boundary isexact for the low- and high-frequency limits at preselected wavepropagation directions.\u003cbr\u003e All concepts are explained using simple examples that the re\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePartial table of contents:\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e SIMILARITY-BASED FORMULATION FOR UNIT-IMPULSE RESPONSE AND DYNAMICSTIFFNESS.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Displacement, Velocity and Acceleration Unit-Impulse Response withDynamic Stiffness and Rational Approximation.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Forecasting Method.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Consistent Infinitesimal Finite-Element Cell Method Applied toBounded Medium.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e DAMPING-SOLVENT EXTRACTION FOR DYNAMIC STIFFNESS AND INTERACTIONFORCE.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Fundamentals of Damping-Solvent Extraction Method.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e DOUBLY-ASYMPTOTIC MULTI-DIRECTIONAL TRANSMITTING BOUNDARY.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Concept and Numerical Implementation of Doubly-AsymptoticMulti-Directional Transmitting Boundary.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Accuracy and Modelling Procedure of Doubly-AsymptoticMulti-Directional Transmitting Boundary.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Appendices.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e References.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Index.","brand":"John Wiley \u0026 Sons Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49402694467927,"sku":"9780471961345","price":235.76,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780471961345.jpg?v=1730481260"},{"product_id":"land-degradation-in-mediterranean-environments-of-the-world-9780471963172","title":"Land Degradation in Mediterranean Environments of","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWritten by specialist and regional contributors, this invaluablebook provides an integrated, up-to-date, geographical assessment ofland degradation in the world''s Mediterranean regions.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Land degradation is the alteration of the natural (or biophysical)environment by human actions, causing detrimental effects to thevegetation, soils, landforms, water and ecosystems. Part One ofthis book comprises a brief geography of the Mediterranean climateregions - the Mediterranean basin, California, central Chile, theSouthwest Cape and Southern Australia, providing a context forParts Two and Three. The second section discusses the nature,extent, history, causes and implications of land degradation in theregions. Major problems include soil, vegetation and waterdegradation, fire, drought, flooding and sedimentation. Historicaland contemporary human responses to these problems are alsoconsidered and at times become part of the problem. Solutions -actual and potential - are evaluated in the \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"... it is a valuable piece of work and we recommend it as areference book for any institution's library.\" EnvironmentalConservation\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \"This is an impressive work of reference and will be much-used asdebates about desertification and land degradation continue. Thereis much detail, mapping and compilation of statistical information.... this is a splended item of co-operative scholarship andacademic synthesis of a huge amount of information, which otherwisewould be unavailable to students and development practitionersalike.\" Biodiversity and Conservation\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \".. this book is a valuable source of material and worth its placein university and college libraries.\" Progress in PhysicalGeography\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTHE NATURE OF THE WORLD'S MEDITERRANEAN-TYPE ENVIRONMENTS\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Iberian Peninsul and Balearic Islands\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The South of France and Corsica\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Italy\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The Croatian Adriatic Coast\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Greece\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The Eastern Mediterranean\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e North Africa\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Greater California\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Chile\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The Southwestern Cape of South Africa\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Southern Australia\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e PROBLEMS OF LAND DEGRADATION\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Introduction\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The Main Problems of Land Degradation: Their Nature, Extent andSeverity: 1. Erosion and Soil Deterioration, Flooding, VegetationLoss and Degradation\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The Main Problems of Land Degradation: Their Nature, Extent andSeverity: 2. Drought, Water Shortages, and Water Quality, and otherForms of Degradation\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The Historical Development of Land Degradation in the MediterraneanWorld\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The Causes of Land Degradation 1. The Nature of the BiophysicalEnvironment\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The Causes of Land Degradation 2. Vegetation Clearing andAgricultural Practices\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The Causes of Land Degradation 3. Other Human Actions\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Some Broader Implications of Land Degradation\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e SOLUTIONS TO LAND DEGRADATION\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Introduction\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Solutions dealing with Animals, Cultivation and HorticulturalPractices\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Technical Solutions\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Vegetation-Related Solutions\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Economic, Social, Agency and Policy Solutions. 1. The MediterraneanBasin\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Economic, Social, Agency and Policy Solutions 2. The NewWorld\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Summary and Conclusions","brand":"John Wiley \u0026 Sons Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49402696171863,"sku":"9780471963172","price":325.76,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780471963172.jpg?v=1730481265"},{"product_id":"stochastic-processes-for-water-scientists-9780471973485","title":"Stochastic Processes for Water Scientists","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe discipline of Stochastic Processes is usually treated as a branch of mathematics, and there are plenty of books for mathematicians on the subject. Equally, there are very many books, both for statisticians and environmental scientists, on Time Series Analysis, analysing the structure of data sequences where measurements are made at equal time-intervals and are free from intermittent behaviour. But this book deals with the analysis of events which occur intermittently in time and space; through a very wide range of examples drawn from many areas of environmental science in which the role of water is central, the book shows how the same analytical procedures can be applied to very many different problems. The book s many examples include: analysis of time intervals between el Ni?o events, frequency of dry spells, the relation between heavy rainfall and flooding, occurrences of gravel disturbance in upland trout streams which damages trout spawn deposits and the cellular structure of \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eModels: Deterministic, Time Series and Stochastic.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Mathematical Preliminaries.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Markov Chains: Applications to Modelling of Daily Rainfall.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e More on Markov Chains: Storage.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Stochastic Reservoir Theory Applied to Rainfall-RunoffModelling.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The Poisson and Related Processes.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Random Walks and Diffusion Processes.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Some Computational Methods.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e References.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Index.","brand":"John Wiley \u0026 Sons Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49402702594391,"sku":"9780471973485","price":138.56,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780471973485.jpg?v=1730481283"},{"product_id":"estuaries-a-physical-introduction-2e-9780471974710","title":"Estuaries  A Physical Introduction 2e","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEstuaries is a comprehensive introductory text emphasizing the physical processes involved in the mixing of sea and river water and the transport of fine sediments within the complex estuarine topographic context. The theoretical and mathematical formulation of these processes are treated at a fairly elementary level, and are used to develop a foundation for more extensive study. The second edition retains the classical approaches to the tidally averaged circulation and mixing conditions but broadens them to consider recent advances in the understanding of processes occurring within the tide. The scope has also been widened to include more detail on the morphology of estuaries and their development, the fluxes of suspended fine sediments, and the generation and maintenance of turbidity maximum. The book provides an excellent introduction for research students in oceanography, environmental science, geography, geology, and water and coastal engineering. It will also be useful as a refer\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDefinition and Classification.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Tides in Estuaries.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Mixing.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Cross- channel Effects.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Salt Balance.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Dynamic Balance.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Highly Stratified Estuaries.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Partially Mixed and Well-mixed Estuaries.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Flushing and Pollution Distribution Prediction.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Glossary.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e References.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Index.","brand":"John Wiley \u0026 Sons Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49402703708503,"sku":"9780471974710","price":70.16,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780471974710.jpg?v=1730481288"},{"product_id":"fluvial-sedimentology-vi-international-association-of-sedimentologists-series-53-9780632053544","title":"Fluvial Sedimentology VI International","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eUnderstanding of rivers and their sediments, both as modern systems and as ancient counterparts in the geological record, has progressed steadily but markedly over the past several decades, with contributions by practitioners in diverse fields of geosciences and engineering.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"As this is a collection of conference papers, there is some complex material here, but it's good stuff! [...] it's advanced, but if anyone is going on to study fluvial sedimentology, it's well worth a look.\" \u003ci\u003eJenny Bennett, OUGS Journal, Symposium Edition 2001 \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e1. Sediment Transport And Bedforms\u003c\/b\u003e:. \u003cp\u003eTurbulent Sand Suspension Over Dunes.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDune Growth, Decay And Migration Rates During A Large-Magnitude Flood At A Sand And Mixed Sand-Gravel Bed In The Dutch Rhine River System.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBedforms In The Middle Reaches Of The Tay Estuary, Scotland.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFlow Structure And Transport Of Sand-Grade Suspended Sediment Around An Evolving Braid Bar, Jamuna River, Bangladesh.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2. Modern Fluvial Environments\u003c\/b\u003e:.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEffective Discharge For Overbank Sedimentation On An Embanked Floodplain Along The River Rhine, The Netherlands.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRADARSAT Imaging Of The 1997 Czech Republic Flood.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Role Of Overbank Flow In Governing The Form Of An Anabranching River: The Fitzroy River, Northwestern Australia.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDownstream Changes In Floodplain Character On The Northern Plains Of Arid Central Australia.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConfined Meandering River Eddy Accretions: Sedimentology, Channel Geometry And Depositional Processes.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Influence Of Flooding On The Erodability Of Cohesive Sediments Along The Sabie River, South Africa.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eErosion Of Sediments Between Groynes In The Waal River Due To Navigation Traffic.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Geochemical And Mineralogical Record Of The Impact Of Historical Mining Within Estuarine Sediments From The Upper Reaches Of The Fal Estuary, Cornwall, UK.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e3. Avulsion: Modern And Ancient:\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCauses Of Avulsion: An Overview.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAvulsion And Crevassing In The Sandy, Braided Niobrara River: Complex Response To Base-Level Rise And Aggradation.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eContrasting Styles Of Holocene Avulsion, Texas Gulf Coastal Plain USA.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePemiscot Bayou, A Large Distributary Of The Mississippi River And Possible Failed Avulsion.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAvulsion, River Metamorphosis, And Reworking By Underfit Streams: A Modern Example From The Brahamputra River In Bangladesh And A Possible Ancient Example In The Spanish Pyrenees.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHolocene Avulsion History Of The Lower Saskatchewan Fluvial System, Cumberland Marshes, Saskatchewan-Manitoba.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRecognizing Avulsion Deposits In The Ancient Stratigraphic Record.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e4. Controls On River Systems And Alluvial Successions:\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Use Of Models In The Interpretation Of The Effects Of Base Level Change On Alluvial Architecture.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSubsidence Rates And Fluvial Architecture Of Rift-Related Permian And Triassic Alluvial Sediments Of The SE Iberian Ranges, Eastern Spain.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDrainage Evolution In Active Mountain Belts: Extrapolation Backwards From Present-Day Himalayan River Patterns.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eControls On The Sedimentology Of November 1996 Jokulhlaup Deposits, Skeioarasandur, Iceland.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e5. Alluvial Facies And Architecture:\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Influence Of Aggradation Rate On Braided Alluvial Architecture: Field Study And Physical Scale Modelling Of The Ashburton River Gravels, Canterbury Plains, New Zealand.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSedimentary Facies From GPR Surveys Of The Modern, Upper Burdekin River Of North Queensland, Australia: Consequences Of Extreme Discharge Fluctuations.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMeander Bend Reconstruction From An Upper Mississippian Fine-Grained Muddy Point Bar At Possum Hollow, West Virginia.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePalaeohydrological Parameters Of A Proterozoic Braided Fluvial System Compared With A Phanerozoic Example.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSand And Mud-Dominated Alluvial Fan Deposits Of The Miocene Seto Porcelain Clay Formation, Japan.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSedimentology Of The Gwembe Coal Formation (Permian), Lower Karoo Group, Mid-Zambezi Valley, Southern Zambia.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSedimentology Of The Section Peak Formation (Jurassic), Northern Victoria Land, Antartica.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReconstruction Of Fluvial Bars From The Proterozoic Mancheral Quartzite, Pranhita-Godavari Valley, India\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Wiley and Sons Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49403468841303,"sku":"9780632053544","price":159.26,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780632053544.jpg?v=1730483561"},{"product_id":"principles-and-practice-of-soil-science-9780632064557","title":"Principles and Practice of Soil Science","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e* Fully revised and updated to provide a comprehensive introduction to soil science.  * Covers all aspects of soil science including soil habitat, processes in the soil environment and soil management.  * Emphasizes the applications of soil science to the solution of practical problems in soil and land management.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Has the edge on other introductory general soil science texts because it is up to date, comprehensive, isn't too long, has a wide geographic appeal, and most of all, is based on soil, well understood and well-explained science.\" \u003ci\u003eGeoderma \u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"\u003ci\u003ePrinciples and Practice of Soil Science\u003c\/i\u003e provides a current and comprehensive introduction to soil science for students in the fields of environmental and agricultural science, ecology, soil and land management, natural resource management and environmental engineering.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eBiotechnology, Agronomy, Society and Environment\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"This clearly presented fourth edition, liberally illustrated with figures, graphs, tables and colour photographs is well suited to educate a wide audience about soil.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eExperimental Agriculture\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThird edition:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"The strongest competition is in the introductory textbook area, and as an example of this genre this comprehensive up-to-date text is probably the best around\" Alex McBratney - European Journal of Soil Science - Sept 1998\u003cbr\u003e \"...the author deserves to be congratulated on the production of the third edition of a well respected and useful book which I am pleased to have on my shelf.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eTom Batey - EJSS - 1998\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eSecond Edition\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\"The book is an excellent compilation of soil science concepts and principles, skilfully accomplished in 244 page, including a very generous use of figures, graphs and tables within each chapter.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eLeon J Johnson - Soil Science Sept 1988\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"I will be happy to recommend this new edition, just as I recommended the first, as the preferred text for students taking introductory courses in soil science.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eK. A. Smith - New Phytologist - 1987\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFirst Edition\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"This clearly written and attractive publication on basic concepts of the properties and behaviour of soils is written for students in soil science as well as for those whose main interest lies in agriculture, forestry, ecology or geography\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eBulletin of International Society of Soil Science - 1980\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"In short, it would be difficult to conceive of any initial course of instruction on soils which would not benefit from use of this original and refreshing presentation.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eR. T. Smith - Teaching Geography - 1980\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"A most useful book for first or second year soil courses in Geography\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eD. J. Briggs - Earth Surface Processes - 1981\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"In general the choice of material is excellent, covering all major areas of interest\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eP.B. Tinker - New Phytologist 1981\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"It is very well written and produced with excellent and copious illustrations and suggestions for further reading ... It is an important addition to the literature at this level.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eD. Payne - Journal of Biological Education - 1980\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"For those teachers, for whom White's \u003ci\u003ePrinciples and Practice of Soil Science\u003c\/i\u003e has been and remains their choice of textbook, this new edition will be most welcome...it is now more international in appeal and teachers anywhere in the world are likely to find it valuable. If you are thinking of changing your teaching text, then I suggest that you give this new edition a close look, it has much to commend it.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eEuropean Journal of Soil Science, April 2006\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePreface. \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 1: The Soil Habitat\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Introduction to the Soil.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 The Mineral Component of the Soil.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Soil Organisms and Organic Matter.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Peds and Pores.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 2: Processes in the Soil Environment\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Soil Formation.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Hydrology, Soil Water and Temperature.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Reactions at Surfaces.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 Soil Aeration.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 Processes in Profile Development.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 Nutrient Cycling.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 3: Soil Management\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 Maintenance of Soil Productivity.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 Fertilizers and Pesticides.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13 Problem Soils.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14 Soil Information Systems.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Wiley and Sons Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49403473101143,"sku":"9780632064557","price":52.2,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780632064557.jpg?v=1730483578"},{"product_id":"fauna-in-soil-ecosystems-9780824797867","title":"Fauna in Soil Ecosystems","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOffers an integrated presentation of the microbial, agronomic and recycling aspects of soil faunal potentials, emphasizing agricultural ecosystems and furnishing methods for modelling food webs. The text covers morphology, reproduction, abundances, basic requirements, competition, predation, parasitism, nutrient cycling and phytopathological interactions, soil physics and agricultural management, plus methods to quantify soil faunal groups.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOrganic inputs and soil metabolism; protozoa - recyclers and indicators of agroecosystem quality; nematodes - harmful and beneficial organisms; enchytraeids; earthworms (lumbricidae - oligochaeta) - important promoters of soil development and soil fertility; springtails and mites - important knots in the food web of soils; gastropods, isopods, diplopods and chilopods - neglected groups of the decomposer food web; spiders, carabids and staphylinids - the ecological potential of predatory macroarthropods; soil-food web interactions and their modelling.","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49406180458839,"sku":"9780824797867","price":256.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780824797867.jpg?v=1730494811"},{"product_id":"organic-soils-and-peat-materials-for-sustainable-agriculture-9780849314582","title":"Organic Soils and Peat Materials for Sustainable","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhile organic soils have the potential to contribute greatly to agricultural production, the irreversible processes that occur from draining organic soils need to be managed with caution. The wise use of peatlands must include the avoidance of unacceptable ecological effects on the contiguous and global environment. Organic Soils and Peat Materials for Sustainable Agriculture provides detailed information from a worldwide perspective on the degradation process of fragile peat resources used for agriculture. It documents the best management practices and defines and quantifies soil quality indicators and pedo-transfer functions for organic soils and peat materials.Co-published with the International Peat Society, this reference is the first to integrate the physical, chemical, and biological aspects of organic soils and peat materials for sustainable agriculture and horticulture. It details the principles and indicators behind positive action in sustainable management. The book presents a complete analysis of how peat works chemically, physically, and ecologically. It quantifies the moorsh-forming, or peat degradation, process in tables and figures, provides conversion equations among pH determination methods, and supplies a novel diagnosis of N and P release. In addition, the book revisits water, pesticides, phosphorus, and copper sorption characteristics of organic soils.The authors provide up-to-date information in order to define quality indicators for the optimum use of organic soils. With detailed information and a global perspective, Organic Soils and Peat Materials for Sustainable Agriculture aims to promote a shift from the current paradigm of input-based unsustainable use to a new knowledge-based approach.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Moorsh or Muck Horizons as Quality Indicators of Reclaimed Organic Soils. Irreversible Loss of Organic Soil Functions after Reclamation. Water-Related Physical Attributes of Organic Soils. Quality of Peat Substrates for Plants Grown in Containers. Soil Acidity Determination Methods for Organic Soils and Peat Materials. Nitrogen and Phosphorus Balance Indicators in Organic Soils. Retention of Copper in Cu-Enriched Organic Soils. Fate of Pesticides in Organic Soils. Quality of Organic Soils for Agriculture Use of Cutover Peatlands in Russia. Agriculture Production Systems for Organic Soil Conservation.","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49406215651671,"sku":"9780849314582","price":175.75,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780849314582.jpg?v=1730494965"},{"product_id":"soil-erosion-and-dryland-farming-9780849323492","title":"Soil Erosion and Dryland Farming","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eI've seen the Sudan, traveled in South and Central America and been all over Europe, but I've never seen what I've been able to see on this tour [of the Loess Plateau, China].\u003cbr\u003e-Ed Skidmore, soil scientist, Wind\u003cbr\u003eErosion Research Unit of the Agricultural Research Service, USDA, Manhattan, Kansas\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOverpopulation is at the core of most environmental problems. The impacts of continued growth-with world population reaching 6 billion in October 1999-are felt in most parts of the world. China, the most populous nation, illustrates many of the pivotal problems-and solutions.\u003cbr\u003eAlthough China faces the same effects of overpopulation as the rest of the world, it still feeds over a billion people on a tillable area that allows about one tenth of a hectare per person. The country's efforts to tie together soil and water conservation, dryland farming, and economic development have been largely successful. Soil Erosion and Dryland Farming explores these trials and the lessons learned \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Soil Erosion and Dryland Farming presents these techniques and technologies to give you a forward looking perspective into the field, as well as the larger problem of tailoring food production to sustain the population.\"\u003cbr\u003e--Vol. 32 NO. 1- 2001; Agricultural Mechanization in Asia, Africa and Latin America\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSection I: Dryland Farming Systems and Soil Water Management. Section II: Environmental Quality and Sustainability. Section III: Erosion Control Techniques and Strategies. Section IV: Soil and Water Conservation Planning and Regional Development. Section V: Water and Wind Erosion Processes. Section VI: Conclusions","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49406218142039,"sku":"9780849323492","price":999.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780849323492.jpg?v=1730494976"},{"product_id":"natural-turf-for-sport-and-amenity-9780851987200","title":"Natural Turf for Sport and Amenity","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis book describes our current knowledge of soils and turfgrass science as applied to the design, production and management of natural turf. The first five chapters cover general principles while further chapters apply these to specific contexts. These include golf courses and bowling greens, soccer and rugby grounds, cricket grounds, tennis courts, and horse racing tracks. There are also chapters on amenity grass and warm season turfgrass. The book is aimed at students taking courses in turf science and sportsground management, amenity horticulture, and landscape and recreation provision and management. 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Written by eminent authorities from every continent, the book represents a major review and synthesis of the field and will be indispensable for all concerned with soil science, land use and sustainable agriculture.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePart I: Sustainable Agriculture and Soil Resilience 1: The ecological foundations of sustainable land use: Hungarian agriculture and the way to sustainability, I Láng 2: Soil resilience and sustainable land management in the context of AGENDA 21, H Eswaran 3: The concept of soil resilience, I Szabolcs 4: Sustainable land use systems and soil resilience, R Lal 5: The biological dimension of soil resilience: The impact of molecular biology, J M Lynch 6: Ecological-economic assessment of soil management practices for sustainable land use in tropical countries, A-M N Izac Part II: The Extent of Soil Degradation 7: The global extent of soil degradation, L R Oldeman 8: Soil degradation in Hungary, P Stefanovits 9: Degraded lands and their rehabilitation in India, I P Abrol and J L Sehgal 10: Constraints in managing soils for sustainable land use in drylands, B G Rozanov Part III: Avoiding and Combating Soil Degradation 11: Determinants of resilience in soil nutrient dynamics, H Tiessen, J W B Stewart and D W Anderson 12: Maintaining nutrient status of soils: Macronutrients, P Stangel, C Pieri and U Mokwunye 13: Maintaining soil micronutrient status, A Kabata-Pendias 14: Maintaining soil physical conditions, R I Papendick 15: Maintaining the biological status of soil: A key to sustainable land management, M J Swift 16: Sustainable land use in the light of resilience\/elasticity to soil organic matter fluctuations, H W Scharpenseel and P Becker-Heidmann Part IV: Soil Organisms and Soil Resilience 17: Functional attributes of biodiversity in land use systems, J M Anderson 18: Soil fauna and sustainable land use in the humid tropics, P Lavelle et al. 19: Interrelationships between biological activities, soil properties and soil management, L Brussaard 20: Biological indicators of soil health and sustainable productivity, C E Pankhurst 21: Biodiversity and soil resilience, L F Elliott and J M Lynch Part V: Methodologies for the Study of Soil Resilience and Sustainable Land Use 22: Long-term field experiments: Their importance in understanding sustainable land use, D S Powlson and A E Johnston 23: The setting-up, conduct and applicability of long-term, continuing field experiments in agricultural research, A E Johnston and D S Powlson 24: Modelling changes in soil properties, A Young 25: Structural aspects of soil resilience, B D Kay, V Rasiah and E Perfect 26: Soil databases for sustainable land use: Hungarian case study, G Várallyay 27: The role of information services in sustainable land use, J L Nowland, A E Shaw and W J Reid Part VI: Promoting soil resilience for sustainable land use 28: Using collaborative research networks to promote sustainable land use, M Latham and J K Syers 29: The work of FAO’s land and water division in sustainable land use, W G Sombroek 30: A concept of sustainability and resilience based on soil functions: The role of the International Society of Soil Science in promoting sustainable land use, W E H Blum and A Aguilar Santelises I: Appendix: Recommendations of the working group.","brand":"CABI Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49406244716887,"sku":"9780851988719","price":116.68,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780851988719.jpg?v=1730495077"},{"product_id":"grassland-nitrogen-9780851989150","title":"Grassland Nitrogen","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis book provides a comprehensive overview of grassland nitrogen incorporating information from crop science, soils and fertilizers, ruminant consumption and environmental aspects. The published information is reviewed on the various transformations of nitrogen in temperate grassland systems. These include those taking place in soils. The effects of soil, weather and management practices are discussed and considerable emphasis is placed on soil-plant-animal interactions. A second aim of the book is to describe the factors that influence the response of grassland to the application of fertilizer nitrogen, and how the optimum rate of application may be determined. In addition, nitrogen balances are described for different grassland systems, showing how the annual inputs and outputs vary greatly depending on sward type and management. 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The book presents work from key players in river basin soil erosion and sediment redistribution from sources to sinks, field to riverbank, from academia to policy and industry.  It examines the developments made in three themes - measurement, modelling and management - and covers a variety of scales (in both time and space) and geographical locations.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSECTION 1: INTRODUCTION 1: Introduction to soil erosion and sediment redistribution in river catchments: measurement, modelling and management in the 21st century SECTION 2: MEASUREMENT 2: Tracing versus monitoring: new challenges and opportunities in erosion and sediment delivery research 3: A comparison of caesium-137 and erosion pin data 4: Assessing the contribution of different processes to soil degradation within an arable catchment of the Stavropol upland, southern European Russia 5: Hillslope soil erosion and bioturbation after the Christmas 2001 forest fires near Sydney 6: Tracing eroded soil in a burnt water supply catchment, Sydney, Australia: linking magnetic enhancement to soil water repellency 7: Land use, sediment delivery and yield in England and Wales 8: Seasonal trends of suspended sediment concentration in a Mediterranean Basin (Anoia River, NE Spain) 9: Suspended sediment transport during rainfall and snowmelt-rainfall floods in a small lowland catchment, central Poland, L Hejduk, A Hejduk and K Banasik, Warsaw Agricultural University, Poland 10: Sediment in the River Bush, Northern Ireland - transport, sources and management implications, D J Evans, Queen's University Belfast, Northern Ireland, and C E Gibson, Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, Belfast, UK 11: The physical and biological influence of spawning fish on fine sediment transport and storage, E L Petticrew, University of Northern British Columbia, Canada 12: Lakes and reservoirs in the sediment delivery system - reconstructing sediment yields, I D L Foster, Coventry University, UK SECTION 3: MODELLING 13: Can erosion be predicted?, M A Nearing, USDA-ARS Southwest Watershed Research Center, USA 14: Erodibility assessment in dynamic event-based erosion models 15: Double-averaging methodology in stochastic modelling of soil erosion 16: Runoff and predicting erosion on hillslopes within catchments 17: The roles of natural and human disturbances in forest soil erosion 18: Runoff and erosion modelling by WEPP in an experimental Mediterranean watershed 19: Spatial modelling of ephemeral gully incision: a combined empirical and physical approach 20: Simulating fine sediment delivery in lowland catchments: model development and application of INCA-Sed SECTION 4: MANAGEMENT 21: Estimating sediment generation from hill slopes in England and Wales: development of a management planning tool, G A Wood, M McHugh, R P C Morgan, Cranfield University, UK and A Williamson, Environment Agency, Reading, UK 22: Management of sediment production and prevention in river catchments: a matter of scale? 23: Changes in the spatial distribution of erosion within a selectively logged rain-forest catchment in Borneo 1988-2003 24: Erosion and deposition rates on \"\"headlands\"\" in low-gradient sugarcane land in Australia 25: Land-use change, sediment fluxes and reef conservation in Belize, Central America 26: Understanding the distribution, structure and behaviour of urban sediments and associated metals towards improving water management strategies 27: Managing sediment in the landscape: current practices and future vision SECTION 5: SUMMARY AND OUTLOOK 28: Soil erosion and sediment redistribution in river catchments: summary, outlook and future requirements","brand":"CABI Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49406246191447,"sku":"9780851990507","price":113.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780851990507.jpg?v=1730495081"},{"product_id":"driven-by-nature-9780851991450","title":"Driven By Nature","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBiological management of nutrient supply to plants is intrinsically more complex than the provision of nutrients as inorganic fertilizers. We need to know whether the nutrients released are retained or lost from the system, whether rates of decomposition can be manipulated to improve nutrient use efficiency, and how the various fractions of plant residues translate into pools of organic matter in soil. Only then can predictive models for nutrient release, plant uptake and soil organic matter dynamics be truly tested and validated. This book brings together contemporary ideas on the characterization and manipulation of plant quality and especially its role in soil organic matter formation and nutrient cycling. It contains work from the leading workers in both temperate and tropical systems. There are also contributions describing work outside decomposition in soil ecosystems, such as the work of plant biochemists and animal nutritionists, as research in these areas has provided many ide\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePart 1: Review: Any Progress? 1: Plant Litter Quality and Decomposition: An Historical Overview, O W Heal, J M Anderson and M J Swift Part 2: Pathways and Processes in Litter Decomposition 2: Fungal Degradation of Lignin, K E Hammel 3: Plant Degradation by Ruminants: Parallels with Litter Decomposition in Soil, A Chesson 4: Role of Phenolic Secondary Metabolics in Plants and their Degradation in Nature, J B Harborne 5: Decomposition Induced Changes in the Chemical Structure of Fallen Red Pine, White Spruce and Tamarack Logs, J A Baldock, T Sewell and P G Hatcher 6: Solid-state NMR Investigations of Organic Transformations During the Decomposition of Plant Material in Soil, D W Hopkins and J A Chudek 7: Kinetically Defined Litter Fractions Based on Respiration Measurements, H Marstorp Part 3: Foraging, Feeding and Feedbacks 8: Linkages Between Soil Biota, Plant Litter Quality and Decomposition, D A Wardle and P Lavelle 9: Soil Fauna-mediated Decomposition of Plant Residues Under Constrained Environmental and Residue Quality Conditions, G Tian, L Brussaard, B T Kang and M J Swift 10: Relationships Between Litter Fauna and Chemical Changes of Litter During Decomposition Under Different Moisture Conditions, C Wachendorf, U Irmler and H -P Blume 11: Metabolic Interactions in Plant Litter Systems, J S Waid Part 4: Manipulation of Plant Litter Quality 12: Residue Quality and Decomposition: An Unsteady Relationship?, B Vanlauwe, J Drels, N Sangina and R Merckx 13: Effect of Multipurpose Trees, Age of Cutting and Drying Method on Pruning Quality, P Mafongoya, B H Dzowela and P K Nair 14: Regulating N Mineralization from Plant Residues by Manipulation of Quality, E Handayanto, G Cadisch and K E Giller 15: Climate Change: The Potential to Affect Ecosystem Functions Through Changes in Amount and Quality of Litter, W J Arp, P J Kuikman and A Gorissen 16: Progress and Potential for Genetic Manipulation of Plant Quality, A Bavage, I G Davies, M P Robbins and P Morris Part 5: Synchrony and Soil Organic Matter 17: Synchrony of Nutrient Release and Plant Demand: Plant Litter Quality, Soil Environment and Farmer Management Options, R J K Myers, M van Noordwijk and P Vityakon 18: Synchronizing Residue N Mineralization with Rice N Demand in Flooded Conditions, M Becker and J K Ladha 19: Management of Leguminous Leaf Residues to Improve Nutrient Use Efficiency in the Sub-humid Tropics, R B Jones, S S Snapp and H S K Phombeya Part 6: Building Soil Organic Matter 20: Characterization of Soil Organic Matter by Solid-state 13C NMR Spectroscopy, J O Skjemstad, P Clarke, A Golchin and J M Oades 21: Development and Use of a Carbon Management Index to Monitor Changes in Soil C Pool Size and Turnover Rate, G J Blair, R D B Lefroy, B P Singh and A R Till 22: Long-term Vegetation Management in Relation to Accumulation and Mineralization of Nitrogen in Soils, J Z Burket and R P Dick 23: Phosphorus Mineralization and Organic Matter Decomposition: A Critical Review, N Gressel and J G McColl Part 7: Modelling: Providing the Framework 24: Modelling Litter Quality Effects on Decomposition and Soil Organic Matter Dynamics, K Paustian, G Ågren and E Bosatta 25: Simulating the Mineralization of N from Crop Residues in Relation to Residue Quality, A P Whitmore and E Handayanto 26: Modelling the Measurable: Interpretation of Field-scale CO2 and N-Mineralization, Soil Microbial Biomass and Light Fractions as Indicators of Oilseed Rape, Maize and Barley Straw Decomposition, J Magid, T Mueller, L S Jensen and N E Nielson 27: Synthesis of Litter Quality and Enzymic Approaches to Decomposition Modelling, R L Sinsabaugh and D L Moorhead Part 8: Outlook 28: A Minimum Dataset for Characterization of Plant Quality for Decomposition, C A Palm and A P Rowland 29: Driven by Nature: A Sense of Arrival or Departure?, K E Giller and G Cadisch","brand":"CABI Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49406247207255,"sku":"9780851991450","price":133.06,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780851991450.jpg?v=1730495084"},{"product_id":"phosphorus-loss-from-soil-to-water-9780851991566","title":"Phosphorus Loss from Soil to Water","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePhosphorus is an essential element for plant growth and its input has long been recognised as necessary to maintain profitable crop production. However, phosphorus inputs can also increase the biological activity of surface waters and this can lead to the destruction of such aquatic ecosystems. Advanced eutrophication of surface water leads to problems with its use for fisheries, recreation, industry and drinking, due to the increased growth of undesirable algae and aquatic weeds, and oxygen shortages caused by their death and decomposition. It is therefore important to have a good understanding of the causes and mode of phosphorus loss from soil to water, to enable the problems to be controlled and managed. This book has been developed from an international workshop held in Ireland in late 1995. It is the first comprehensive consideration of the topic, and many leading researchers in the area have contributed to it. It is essential reading for all soil scientists and freshwater biolog\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1: Contributors 2: Preface 3: Acknowledgements 4: Phosphorus in Agriculture and Its Environmental Implications, A Sharpley and S Rekolainen 6: Estimating the Contribution from Agriculture to the Phosphorus Load in Surface Water , S D Lennox, R H Foy, R V Smith and C Jordan 7: Phosphorus Losses from Agriculture to Surface Waters in the Nordic Countries S Rekolainen, P Ekholm, B Ulén and A Gustafson 8: Reconstructing Historical Phosphorus Concentrations in Rural Lakes Using Diatom Models N J Anderson 9: The Dynamics of Phosphorus in Freshwater and Marine Environments, C E Gibson 10: The Behaviour of Soil and Fertilizer Phosphorus, M A Morgan 11: Setting and Justifying Upper Critical Limits for Phosphorus in Soils, E Sibbesen and A N Sharpley 12: Phosphorus Fertilizer Strategies: Present and Future, H Tunney, A Breeuwsma, P Withers and P Ehlert 13: Sources and Pathways of Phosphorus Loss from Agriculture, A L Heathwaite 14: Hydrological and Chemical Controls on Phosphorus Loss from Catchments H P Pionke, W J Gburek, A N Sharpley and J A Zollweg 15: Movement of Phosphorus from Agricultural Soil to Water, B Pommel and J M Dorioz 16: Losses of Phosphorus in Drainage Water, P C Brookes, G Heckrath, J De Smet, G Hofman and J Vanderdeelen 17: Sustainable Phosphorus Management in Agriculture, G Bertilsson and C Forsberg 18: Phosphorus Requirements for Animal Production, P B Lynch and P J Caffrey 19: Nutrient Management Planning, T C Daniel, O T Carton and W L Magette 20: A European Fertilizer Industry View on Phosphorus Retention and Loss from Agricultural Soils, I Steén 21: European Perspective on Phosphorus and Agriculture, F Mariën 22: Views on Phosphorus and Agriculture - Paris Commission, S Sadowski 23: Phosphorus Loss in Runoff, Leaching and Erosion, Poster Chapter 24: Catchment Studies, Modelling and Management, Poster Chapter 25: Phosphorus Status of Soils and Fertilizer Recommendations, Poster Chapter 26: Phosphorus Loss from Agriculture to Water: Synthesis and Summary, A E Johnston, H Tunney and R H Foy 27: Index","brand":"CABI Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49406247240023,"sku":"9780851991566","price":133.06,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780851991566.jpg?v=1730495085"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/collections\/sedimentology-and-pedology.oembed?page=10","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}