The Significance and Regulation of Soil Biodiversity

1. Front Matter

   Pages I-2

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2. Biodiversity and Ecosystem Processes

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 3-3

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   2. A Hierarchical approach to evaluating the significance of soil biodiversity to biogeochemical cycling

      • M. H. Beare, D. C. Coleman, D. A. Crossley Jr., P. F. Hendrix, E. P. Odum

      Pages 5-22

   3. Mutualism and biodiversity in soils

      • P. Lavelle, C. Lattaud, D. Trigo, I. Barois

      Pages 23-33

   4. The detritus food-web and the diversity of soil fauna as indicators of disturbance regimes in agro-ecosystems

      • D. A. Wardle, G. W. Yeates, R. N. Watson, K. S. Nicholson

      Pages 35-43

3. Microbial Population Dynamics

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 45-45

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   2. Patterns and regulation of mycorrhizal plant and fungal diversity

      • Edith B. Allen, Michael F. Allen, Dot J. Helm, James M. Trappe, Randy Molina, Emmanuel Rincon

      Pages 47-62

   3. Thoughts on the processes that maintain local species diversity of ectomycorrhizal fungi

      • Thomas D. Bruns

      Pages 63-73

   4. Soil microbial diversity and the sustainability of agricultural soils

      • A. C. Kennedy, K. L. Smith

      Pages 75-86

   5. The functional significance of the microbial biomass in organic and conventionally managed soils

      • M. M. Wander, D. S. Hedrick, D. Kaufman, S. J. Traina, B. R. Stinner, S. R. Kehrmeyer et al.

      Pages 87-97

   6. Fatty acid methyl ester (FAME) profiles as measures of soil microbial community structure

      • Michel A. Cavigelli, G. Philip Robertson, Michael J. Klug

      Pages 99-113

   7. Discrimination of microbial diversity by fatty acid profiles of phospholipids and lipopolysaccharides in differently cultivated soils

      • L. Zelles, R. Rackwitz, Q. Y. Bai, T. Beck, F. Beese

      Pages 115-122

   8. Effects of previous intensive agricultural management on microorganisms and the biodiversity of soil fauna

      • Juliane Filser, Henning Fromm, Roland F. Nagel, Karin Winter

      Pages 123-129

   9. Divergence of mycorrhizal fungal communities in crop production systems

      • James W. Hendrix, B. Z. Guo, Z.-Q. An

      Pages 131-140

   10. Biodiversity and species redundancy among litter decomposers

       • Olof Andrén, Jan Bengtsson, Marianne Clarholm

       Pages 141-151

   11. The role of glutamine synthetase in regulation of nitrogen metabolism within the soil microbial community

       • G. W. McCarty

       Pages 153-159

   12. Facultatively anaerobic cellulolytic fungi from soil

       • L. R. Durrant, E. Canale-Parola, S. B. Leschine

       Pages 161-167

   13. Decomposition and nitrogen release from leaves of three hardwood species grown under elevated O3 and/or CO2

       • Ralph E. J. Boerner, Joanne Rebbeck

       Pages 169-177

   14. Interpreting soil ciliate biodiversity

       • Stuart S. Bamforth

       Pages 179-184

4. Soil Faunal Relationships

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 185-185

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The sustainability of both natural and managed ecosystems is strongly influenced by soil biological processes. A major question in soil biology and ecosystem ecology is the extent to which these processes are affected by the function and structure of the soil's biotic community. The Significance and Regulation of Soil Biodiversity presents the discussions of a group of soil biologists and ecosystem ecologists in which they synthesize available information, present innovative methodologies, and develop cross-taxa and cross-habitat collaborations to advance our understanding of soil biodiversity.
The volume addresses the extent and regulation of soil biodiversity and describes initial approaches to the linking of soil biodiversity and ecosystem function.
Audience: Researchers and students in a wide range of environmental scientific disciplines.

• Bur
• Detritus
• Ecology
• Fauna
• Flora
• agroecosystems
• biotic community
• cyclin
• ecosystem ecology
• ecosystems
• environment
• microorganism
• nitrogen
• soil
• soil fauna

`I believe the book to be a valuable resource for students and researchers interested in soils, and especially the area of soil biodiversity. I found the review chapters in the compilation to be excellent. Also, many of the conventional papers are worthy companions. ... this book would be a valuable addition to the library.'
Ecology, 77:7 (1996)

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