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100 1 _aNardi, James B.
245 1 0 _aLife in the soil
_h[electronic resource] :
_ba guide for naturalists and gardeners /
_cJames B. Nardi
260 _aChicago :
_bUniversity Of Chicago Press,
_cc2007
300 _a1 online resource (xxi, 293 p., [32] p. of plates) :
_bill. (some col.)
500 _aDescription based on print version record
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references and index
505 0 0 _tAcknowledgments --
_tHow to use this book --
_tPreface --
_gpt. 1.
_tThe marriage of the mineral world and the organic world --
_gA.
_tIntroduction --
_gB.
_tHow soil forms from rocks and weather --
_gC.
_tPlant roots and their bacterial partners --
_gD.
_tPlant roots and their fungal partners --
_gE.
_tWhere roots meet rocks and minerals --
_gF.
_tPlant roots and their animal partners --
_g1.
_tLife in a dark and densely populated world --
_g2.
_tSoil fertility and the formation of humus --
_g3.
_tImportance of nitrogen --
_g4.
_tThe contribution of animals to soil structure --
_g5.
_tDiggers and tillers of the soil --
_gG.
_tHow plants and animals affect the layers of a soil --
_gpt. 2.
_tMembers of the soil community --
_gA.
_tMicrobes --
_g1.
_tEubacteria and archaebacteria --
_g2.
_tActinomycetes --
_g3.
_tAlgae --
_g4.
_tFungi --
_g5.
_tChytrids, hyphochytrids, oomycetes --
_g6.
_tLichens --
_g7.
_tSlime molds --
_g8.
_tProtozoa --
_tAnimal kingdom
505 0 0 _gB.
_tInvertebrates - animals without backbones --
_ga.
_tAnimals without backbones or jointed legs --
_g1.
_tFlatworms --
_g2.
_tRoundworms and potworms --
_g3.
_tEarthworms --
_g4.
_tLand leeches --
_g5.
_tRotifers --
_g6.
_tSnails and slugs --
_g7.
_tTardigrades --
_g8.
_tOnychophorans --
_gb.
_tArthropods other than insects --
_g1.
_tMites and springtails --
_g2.
_tProturans and diplurans --
_g3.
_tMyriapods --
_g4.
_tSpiders --
_g5.
_tDaddy longlegs --
_g6.
_tPseudoscorpions --
_g7.
_tTrue scorpions, windscorpions, whipscorpions and schizomids --
_g8.
_tMicrowhipscorpions --
_g9.
_tRicinuleids --
_g10.
_tWoodlice --
_g11.
_tCrayfish --
_gc.
_tInsects : the most abundant arthropods --
_g1.
_tJumping bristletails and silverfish --
_g2.
_tEarwigs --
_g3.
_tCockroaches --
_g4.
_tCamel crickets and mole crickets --
_g5.
_tShort-horned grasshoppers --
_g6.
_tTermites --
_g7.
_tThrips --
_g8.
_tBig-eyed bugs and burrower bugs --
_g9.
_tAphids, phylloxerans, and coccoids --
_g10.
_tCicadas and rhipicerid beetles --
_g11.
_tRove beetles and ground beetles
505 0 0 _g12.
_tTiger beetles --
_g13.
_tShort-winged mold beetles --
_g14.
_tFeatherwing beetles --
_g15.
_tSap beetles --
_g16.
_tAntlike stone beetles --
_g17.
_tMinute fungus beetles --
_g18.
_tPtilodactylid beetles --
_g19.
_tGlowworms, fireflies, and lightningbugs --
_g20.
_tSoldier beetles --
_g21.
_tDung beetles --
_g22.
_tCarrion beetles, burying beetles, and hister beetles --
_g23.
_tWireworms and click beetles --
_g24.
_tBeetles of rotten logs --
_g25.
_tScarabs, weevils, and their grubs --
_g26.
_tVariegated mud-loving beetles --
_g27.
_tFungus beetles --
_g28.
_tScorpionflies --
_g29.
_tAntlions --
_g30.
_tCaterpillars and moths --
_g31.
_tMarch flies, crane flies, and soldier flies --
_g32.
_tMidges and biting midges --
_g33.
_tMoth flies --
_g34.
_tSnipe flies --
_g35.
_tRobber flies --
_g36.
_tBee flies --
_g37.
_tLong-legged flies --
_g38.
_tPicture-winged flies --
_g39.
_tRoot-maggot flies --
_g40.
_tGall wasps --
_g41.
_tParasitic wasps --
_g42.
_tDigger bees and velvet ants --
_g43.
_tDigger wasps --
_g44.
_tAnts
505 0 0 _gC.
_tVertebrates --
_ga.
_tVertebrates other than mammals --
_g1.
_tSalamanders --
_g2.
_tToads --
_g3.
_tCaecilians --
_g4.
_tLizards --
_g5.
_tSnakes --
_g6.
_tTurtles and tortoises --
_g7.
_tBirds --
_gb.
_tMammals --
_g1.
_tWoodchucks and skunks --
_g2.
_tBadgers --
_g3.
_tPrairie dogs --
_g4.
_tGround squirrels and chipmunks --
_g5.
_tMoles --
_g6.
_tShrews --
_g7.
_tPocket gophers --
_g8.
_tKangaroo rats --
_gpt. 3.
_tWorking in partnership with creatures of the soil --
_g1.
_tPreventing erosion --
_g2.
_tAvoiding excessive use of fertilizers --
_g3.
_tEffects of acid rain --
_g4.
_tAvoiding salt-encrusted soils --
_g5.
_tMaintaining soil structure --
_g6.
_tDiscouraging invasion of soils by exotic species --
_g7.
_tComposting as an antidote to soil abuse --
_tCollecting and observing life of the soil --
_tGlossary --
_tFurther reading --
_tIndex
520 _aLeonardo da Vinci once mused that "we know more about the movement of celestial bodies than about the soil underfoot," an observation that is as apt today as it was five hundred years ago. The biological world under our toes is often unexplored and unappreciated, yet it teems with life. In one square meter of earth, there lives trillions of bacteria, millions of nematodes, hundreds of thousands of mites, thousands of insects and worms, and hundreds of snails and slugs. But because of their location and size, many of these creatures are as unfamiliar and bizarre to us as anything found at the bottom of the ocean. Lavishly illustrated with nearly three hundred color illustrations and masterfully-rendered black and white drawings throughout, Life in the Soil invites naturalists and gardeners alike to dig in and discover the diverse community of creatures living in the dirt below us. Biologist and acclaimed natural history artist James B. Nardi begins with an introduction to soil ecosystems, revealing the unseen labors of underground organisms maintaining the rich fertility of the earth as they recycle nutrients between the living and mineral worlds. He then introduces readers to a dazzling array of creatures: wolf spiders with glowing red eyes, snails with 120 rows of teeth, and 10,000-year-old fungi, among others. Organized by taxon, Life in the Soil covers everything from slime molds and roundworms to woodlice and dung beetles, as well as vertebrates from salamanders to shrews. The book ultimately explores the crucial role of soil ecosystems in conserving the worlds above and below ground
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650 0 _aSoil biology
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