This book provides a standardized set of protocols for measuring soil properties, to facilitatte corss-site synthesis and evaluation of ecosystem processess. The book should be of interest to a rather broad range of ecologists, agronomists, and soil scientists. It is the second volume in the Long-term Ecological Research Network series.
Standardized methods and measurements are crucial for
ecological research, particularly in long-term ecological
studies where the projects are by nature collaborative and
where it can be difficult to distinguish signs of
environmental change from the effects of differing
methodologies. This second volume in the Long-Term
Ecological Research (LTER) Network Series addresses these
issues directly by providing a comprehensive standardized
set of protocols for measuring soil properties. The goal of
the volume is to facilitate cross-site synthesis and
evaluation of ecosystem processes. Chapters cover methods
for studying physical and chemical properties of soils, soil
biological properties, and soil organisms, and they include
work from many leaders in the field. The book is the first
broadly based compendium of standardized soil measurement
methods and will be an invaluable resource for ecologists,
agronomists, and soil scientists.
