Book Details

Nutrient Cycling in Terrestrial Ecosystems

Publication year: 2007

ISBN: 978-3-540-68027-7

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The first part of the book presents the fundamentals of nutrient cycling. Topics included are cycling of carbon, nitrogen, phosphorus, sulphur and micronutrients. The second part discusses nutrient cycling at an ecosystem scale, covering cropping systems, pastures, natural grasslands, arid lands, tundras and forests. The final chapter reviews current models of nutrient cycling.


Subject: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Nitrogen cycle, Phosphor, Phosphorus cycling, Rhizosphere, Root exudates, Soil fertility, Sulphur cycling, ecosystem, ecosystems, microorganism, natural ecosystems, residue, residues, soil