Carbon and Nitrogen in the Terrestrial Environment

• Main Authors: Nieder, R. (Author), Benbi, D. K. (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands, 2008.
• Subjects: Life sciences.; Agriculture.; Ecology.; Forestry.; Climate change.; Environmental pollution.; Life Sciences.; Terrestial Ecology.; Climate Change.; Terrestrial Pollution.

Carbon and Nitrogen in the Terrestrial Environment is a comprehensive, interdisciplinary description of C and N fluxes between the atmosphere and the terrestrial biosphere; issues related to C and N management in different ecosystems and their implications for the environment and global climate chan...

Table of Contents:

• Carbon and Nitrogen Pools in Terrestrial Ecosystems
• Carbon and Nitrogen Cycles in Terrestrial Ecosystems
• Soil Organic Matter Characterization
• Organic Matter and Soil Quality
• Carbon and Nitrogen Transformations in Soils
• Anthropogenic Activities and Soil Carbon and Nitrogen
• Leaching Losses and Groundwater Pollution
• Bidirectional Biosphere-Atmosphere Interactions
• Modeling Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics in the Soil-Plant-Atmosphere System.