Sustainable soil management

Changing land-use practices and the role of soil biological diversity has been a major focus of soil science research over the past couple of decades - a trend that is likely to continue. The information presented in this book points to a holistic approach to soil management. The first part looks at the land use effects on soil carbon storage, and considers a range of factors including carbon sequestration in soils. The second part of the book presents research investigating the interactions between soil properties, plant species, and the soil biota.

PART I: Land Use Effects on Soil Carbon Storage -- 1. Carbon Storage in Southeastern Nigerian Soil / Martin A.N. Anikwe -- 2. Soil and Tillage Management in the Northwest Great Plains / Zhengxi Tan, Shuguang Liu, Zhengpeng Li, and Thomas R Loveland -- 3. Biochar: Carbon Mitigation from the Ground Up / David J. Tenenbaum -- 4. Tropical Litterfall and CO2 in the Atmosphere / Emma J. Sayer, Jennifer S. Powers, and Edmund V.J. Tanner -- 5. Altitudinal Variations in Soil Carbon / Mehraj A. Sheikh, Munesh Kumar, and Rainer W. Bussmann -- 6. Carbon Pool Dynamics in Russia's Sandy Soils / Olga Kalinina, Sergey V. Goryachkin, Nina A. Karavaeva, Dmitriy I. Lyuri, and Luise Giani -- PART II: Soil Biotic Interactions -- 7. Tropical Earthworms / Radha D. Kale and Natchimuthu Karmegam -- 8. Urban Green Waste Vermicompost / Swati Pattnaik and M. Vikram Reddy -- 9. Earthworms and Nitrous Oxide Emissions / Andrew K. Evers, Tyler A. Demers, Andrew M. Gordon, and Naresh V. Thevathasan -- 10. Bacterial Communities' Response to Nitrogen, Lime, and Plants / Deirdre C. Rooney, Nabla M. Kennedy, Deirdre B. Gleeson, and Nicholas J.W. Clipson -- 11. Earthworms, Soil Properties, and Plant Growth / Kam-Rigne…