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This book presents a comprehensive scientific overview of the components and processes that underpin the biological characteristics of soil fertility. It demonstrates the interdependence of soil biological fertility with physical and chemical characteristics of soil. The book highlights the enormous diversity of life in soil and the resulting effects that management of land can have on the contribution of this diverse community to soil fertility in an agricultural context. It is becoming more relevant to explore soil biological processes in terms of their contribution to soil fertility.
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This overdue review addresses the influence of agricultural management practices on soil biota and associated processes that contribute to soil biological fertility. It provides information about the role of soil biology in agricultural ecosystems and the effect of management practices on the responsiveness of soil biological fertility to changes. Authors of the 12 chapters are university research and academic faculty from Australia, the United States, New Zealand, Canada, the United Kingdom, and the Netherlands. Their themes range from defining soils' biological fertility to the role of soil fauna and the relevance of managing the soil for biological fertility. Each chapter maintains the same organizational structure: an introduction, discussion, and conclusion. Tables and figures, though minimal, are well composed and follow the text. Each chapter contains a list of references spanning several decades of study. This book is a useful addition to the fields of soil science, biology, ecology, and forestry. ^BSumming Up: Recommended. Upper-level undergraduates and above. S. G. Shetron emeritus, Michigan Technological University
