| Description |
237 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm |
| Note |
"A project of SCOPE, the Scientific Committee on Problems of the Environment." -- T.p. |
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"A Shearwater Book" -- T.p. verso. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 195-226) and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction: Opening the Black Box -- Where Nematodes are Lions -- Of Ferns, Bears, and Slime Molds -- The Power of Ecosystem Engineers -- Plowing the Seabed -- Microbes, Muck and Dead Zones -- Fungi and the Fate of Forests -- Grazers, Grass, and Microbes -- Restoring Power to the Soil. |
| Subject |
Soil animals.
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Burrowing animals.
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| Added Author |
International Council of Scientific Unions. Scientific Committee on Problems of the Environment.
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| ISBN |
1597260037 cloth alkaline paper |
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