Handbook of Tropical Soil Biology

Name: Handbook of Tropical Soil Biology
Brand: Taylor & Francis

Taylor & Francis

A Handbook of Tropical Soil BiologySampling and Characterization of Below-ground Biodiversity\nAuthor(s): Fatima M. S. Moreira, E. Jeroen Huising, David E. Bignell\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Earthscan Ltd\nISBN-13: 9781844076215, 978-1844076215\nSynopsis\nThis practical handbook describes sampling and laboratory assessment methods for the biodiversity of a number of key functional groups of soil organisms, including insects, earthworms, nematodes, fungi and bacteria. The methods have been assembled and the protocols drafted by a number of scientists associated with the UNEP-GEF funded Conservation and Sustainable Management of Below-Ground Biodiversity Project, executed by the Tropical Soil Biology and Fertility (TSBF) Institute of the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT).\n\n The methods provide a standardized basis for characterizing soil biodiversity and current land uses in terrestrial natural, semi-natural andF