Communities and Ecosystems: Linking the Aboveground and Belowground Components (Mpb-34)

by David A. Wardle

Book Overview

Most of the earth's terrestrial species live in the soil. These organisms, which include many thousands of species of fungi and nematodes, shape aboveground plant and animal life as well as our climate and atmosphere. Indeed, all terrestrial ecosystems consist of interdependent aboveground and belowground compartments. Despite this, aboveground and belowground ecology have been conducted largely in isolation. This book represents the first major...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0691074879
• ISBN13: 9780691074870
• Release Date: May 2002
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 408 Pages
• Weight: 1.04 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.5" x 8.4"