Standard Soil Methods for Long-Term Ecological Research

by Robertson, G. Philip; Coleman, David C.; Bledsoe, Caroline S.; Sollins, Phillip

• ISBN13: 9780195120837
• ISBN10: 0195120833
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1999-10-28
• Publisher: Oxford University Press

Summary

This second volume in the Long-Term Ecological Research Network Seriesprovides a standardized set of protocols for measuring soil properties. Its goalis to facilitate cross-site synthesis and evaluation of ecosystem processes. Itis the first broadly based compendium of methods and will be an invaluableresource for ecologists, agronomists, and soil scientists.

Table of Contents

Contributors	xv
1 Soil Sampling, Preparation, Archiving, and Quality Control	3	(26)
R.D. Boone
D.F. Grigal
P. Sollins
R.J. Ahrens
D.E. Armstrong
2 Site and Landscape Characterization for Ecological Studies	29	(26)
D.F. Grigal
J.C. Bell
R.J. Ahrens
R.D. Boone
E.F. Kelly
H.C. Monger
P. Sollins
I. Soil Physical Properties	55	(34)
3 Soil Water and Temperature Status	55	(19)
W.M. Jarrell
D.E. Armstrong
D.F. Grigal
E.F. Kelly
H.C. Monger
D.A. Wedin
4 Soil Structural and Other Physical Properties	74	(15)
E.T. Elliott
J.W. Heil
E.F. Kelly
H.C. Monger
II. Soil Chemical Properties	89	(96)
5 Soil Carbon and Nitrogen: Pools and Fractions	89	(17)
P. Sollins
C. Glassman
E.A. Paul
C. Swanston
K.Lajtha
J.W. Heil
E.T. Elliott
6 Exchangeable Ions, pH, and Cation Exchange Capacity	106	(9)
G.P. Robertson
P. Sollins
B.G. Ellis
K. Lajtha
7 Soil Phosphorus: Characterization and Total Element Analysis	115	(28)
K. Lajtha
C.T. Driscoll
W.M. Jarrell
E.T. Elliott
8 Analysis of Detritus and Organic Horizons for Mineral and Organic Constituents	143	(23)
M.E. Harmon
K. Lajtha
9 Collection of Soil Solution	166	(19)
K. Lajtha
W.M. Jarrell
D.W. Johnson
P. Sollins
III. Soil Biological Processes	185	(106)
10 Soil CO(2), N(2)O, and CH(4) Exchange	185	(17)
E.A. Holland
G.P. Robertson
J. Greenberg
P. M. Groffman
R.D. Boone
J.R. Gosz
11 Measuring Decomposition, Nutrient Turnover, and Stores in Plant Litter	202	(39)
M. E. Harmon
K.J. Nadelhoffer
J.M. Blair
12 Dinitrogen Fixation	241	(17)
D.D. Myrold
R.W. Ruess
M.J. Klug
13 Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Availability: Nitrogen Mineralization, Nitrification, and Soil Respiration Potentials	258	(14)
G.P. Robertson
D. Wedin
P.M. Groffman
J.M. Blair
E.A. Holland
K.J. Nadelhoffer
D. Harris
14 Denitrification	272	(19)
P.M. Groffman
E.A. Holland
D.D. Myrold
G.P. Robertson
X. Zou
IV. Soil Organisms	291	(166)
15 The Determination of Microbial Biomass	291	(27)
E. A. Paul
D. Harris
M. J. Klug
R.W. Ruess
16 Characterizing Soil Microbial Communities	318	(31)
R.L. Sinsabaugh
M.J. Klug
H.P. Collins
P.E. Yeager
S.O. Petersen
17 Soil Invertebrates	349	(29)
D.C. Coleman
J.M. Blair
E.T. Elliott
D.H. Wall
18 Methods for Ecological Studies of Mycorrhizae	378	(35)
N.C. Johnson
T.E. O'Dell
C.S. Bledsoe
19 Measurement of Static Root Parameters: Biomass, Length, and Distribution in the Soil Profile	413	(24)
C.S. Bledsoe
T.J. Fahey
F.P. Day
R.W. Ruess
20 Fine Root Production and Demography	437	(20)
T.J. Fahey
C.S. Bledsoe
F.P. Day
R.W. Ruess
A.J.M. Smucker
Index	457