The rhizosphere : an ecological perspective

Book

The rhizosphere : an ecological perspective / edited by Zoe G. Cardon and Julie L. Whitbeck.

Cardon, Zoe G. (Added Author). Whitbeck, Julie Lynn. (Added Author).

Summary:

Aimed at scientists and students in agriculture, silviculture, phytoremediation, bioremediation and plant mineral nutrition as well as general ecosystems ecologists, this book explores the history and dynamics of root life and the relationship of the rhizosphere to carbon, plant residues, mycorrhizas and food webs.

Record details

ISBN: 9780120887750
ISBN: 0120887754
Physical Description: xix, 212 pages, 2 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
Publisher: Amsterdam ; Elsevier Academic Press, ©2007.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:: Root interactions with soil microbial communities and processes / Christine V. Hawkes, Kristen M. DeAngelis, and Mary K. Firestone -- Carbon fluxes in the rhizosphere / Weixen Cheng and Alexander Gershenson -- Microfaunal interactions in the rhizosphere, how nematodes and protozoa link above- and belowground processes / Bryan S. Griffiths, Søren Christensen, and Michael Bonkowski -- Mycorrhizas : symbiotic mediators of rhizosphere and ecosystem processes / Nancy C. Johnson and Catherine A. Gehring -- Soil rhizosphere food webs, their stability, and implications for soil processes in ecosystems / John C. Moore, Kevin McCann, and Peter C. de Ruiter -- Understanding and managing the rhizosphere in agroecosystems / Laurie E. Drinkwater and Sieglinde S. Snapp -- Contribution of root-- rhizosphere interactions to biogeochemical cycles in a changing world / Kurt S. Pregitzer [and others] -- Rhizosphere and soil formation / Daniel deB. Richter [and others].