Soil Health and Climate Change

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Singh, Bhupinder Pal (Editor), Cowie, Annette L. (Editor), Chan, K. Yin (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2011.
• Series: Soil Biology, 29
• Subjects: Life sciences.; Climate change.; Agriculture.; Soil science.; Soil conservation.; Life Sciences.; Climate Change/Climate Change Impacts.; Soil Science & Conservation.

“Soil Health and Climate Change” presents a comprehensive overview of the concept of soil health, including the significance of key soil attributes and management of soil health in conventional and emerging land use systems in the context of climate change. Starting with a review of the physical, ch...

Table of Contents:

• Soil health indicators for the climate change
• Soil attributes and soil processes in response to the climate change
• Conventional land use systems
• Organic farming, biochar and bioenergy systems.