Deciphering the Life Beneath Our Feet Dervash, Moonisa Aslam. creator author. aut http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut Yousuf, Abrar. author. aut http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut Bhat, Mohammad Amin. author. aut http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut Ozturk, Munir. author. aut http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut SpringerLink (Online service) text sz 2024 1st ed. 2024. monographic eng

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access XXII, 121 p. 6 illus., 5 illus. in color. online resource. Soil biota is an important and fundamental part of terrestrial ecology. The soil organisms include all those life forms which pass significant proportion of their life within a soil profile. The range of organisms may vary from microscopic entities to a macro level organisms. These organisms are the hidden beauties which take up the task of food chain regulation, organic matter decomposition, and nutrient enrichment of soil. Soil organisms can be grouped into three classes viz; chemical engineers (bacteria,fungi and protozoans), biological regulators (small soil invertebrates like nematodes and mesofauna) and ecosystem engineers (large soil invertebrates and small mammals). These creatures are mainly regulated by certain physical and biological factors. The physicochemical characteristics of soil can determine its biological diversity which influences the regulatory services in an ecosystem. This book showcases the mechanisms of biological dynamics at micro, meso and macro scales of the soil organisms. The introductory chapters of this book focus on understanding the faunistic diversity and its significance in soil, bioindicators in assessment of soil quality, consequences of various stressors on soil, highlighting the eves and odds associated with agricultural industry vis-à-vis environmental pollution and the possible influences on soil biota. Remaining chapters focus on the fungal internet, ecosystem cybernetics, and the potential remedial technologies for soil conservation, and novel remediation strategies to deal with degraded soils. Introduction to Soil Organisms: Deciphering the life beneath our feet -- Unveiling and Understanding the Soil Biota -- Soil Stress Ecology: Concept, Impacts and Management Strategies -- Agricultural Industry: Blessing and a Curse for Soil Biota -- Bioindicators: The Eco-sensors for detecting Soil Pollution -- Microbial Goldmine and Organic Farming: A Key to Agricultural Production and Clean Environment -- Fungal Internet: The Natural Networking Systems -- Biodynamic Agriculture: Unknotting the Secrets of Sustainability -- Microbes and Ecosystem Cybernetics -- Soil Remediation: Biological Approaches, Regulatory Frameworks and Circular Economy. by Moonisa Aslam Dervash, Abrar Yousuf, Mohammad Amin Bhat, Munir Ozturk. Microbial ecology Soil science Agriculture Agronomy Food Microbiology Microbial Ecology Soil Science Agriculture Agronomy Environmental Microbiology Food Microbiology QR100-130 9783031662935 https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-66293-5 https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-66293-5 240731 20251030112701.0 978-3-031-66293-5