Introduction to earth, soil, and land in California /
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Berkeley :
University of California Press,
c2010
Berkeley : ©2010 Berkeley [Calif.] : c2010 |
| Series: | California natural history guides ;
101 California natural history guides Introductory guide California natural history guides Introductory guide. |
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Table of Contents:
- Soil Profiles and Categories
- Cities in the Soil
- Soil Respiration: The Carbon Cycle,
- Soil Respiration: The Nitrogen Cycle,
- Decomposition,
- Decomposers, Partners, and Parasites
- Bacteria,
- Fungi,
- Biocrusts
- Shredders, Grazers, and Predators
- Protozoans,
- Mites,
- Springtails,
- Nematodes,
- Earthworms,
- Sidebar: Vermiculture,
- Ants,
- Termites,
- Pill Bugs,
- Millipedes,
- Dung Beetles,
- Snails and Slugs,
- Higher-Level Predators
- Antlions,
- Scorpions,
- Centipedes,
- Tarantulas and Trapdoor Spiders,
- Spider Wasps,
- Yellowjacket Wasps,
- Burrowers for Shelter and Food
- Spadefoot Toads and Cicadas,
- Desert Tortoise,
- Moles and Gophers,
- Ground Squirrels,
- Badgers,
- Bank Swallows,
- Burrowing Owls,
- Lines on the Land
- The Other Grid System,
- Harvesting Wealth from the Earth
- Thirsty Farmlands,
- Death by a Thousand Cuts
- Preservation Planning,
- The End of Agriculture?
- Mount Trashmores
- Ecological Footprints
- Compassionate Numbers
- From Earthworms to Earth Day