STANDARD SOIL METHODS FOR LONG-TERM ECOLOGICAL RESEARCH

Standardized methods and measurements are crucial forecological research, particularly in long-term ecologicalstudies where the projects are by nature collaborative andwhere it can be difficult to distinguish signs ofenvironmental change from the effects of differingmethodologies. This second volume in the Long-TermEcological Research (LTER) Network Series addresses theseissues directly by providing a comprehensive standardizedset of protocols for measuring soil properties. The goal ofthe volume is to facilitate cross-site synthesis andevaluation of ecosystem processes. Chapters cover methodsfor studying physical and chemical properties of soils, soilbiological properties, and soil organisms, and they includework from many leaders in the field. The book is the firstbroadly based compendium of standardized soil measurementmethods and will be an invaluable resource for ecologists,agronomists, and soil scientists.