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Author: Clive A. Edwards ,
Clive A. Edwards ,
Paul F. Hendrix (University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, USA University of Georgia, Athens, USA University of Georgia, Athens, USA) ,
Martin James Shipitalo (USDA-ARS, Coshocton, Ohio, USA)
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Inc
Imprint: CRC Press Inc
Edition: 2nd edition
Dimensions:
Width: 17.80cm
, Height: 3.00cm
, Length: 25.40cm
Weight: 0.970kg
ISBN: 9780849318191
ISBN 10: 084931819
Pages: 456
Publication Date: 29 March 2004
Audience:
College/higher education
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Professional and scholarly
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Undergraduate
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Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: In Print
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Reviews
The revisions not only provide readers with a wealth of information, but also present the historical context, which draws together the individual review papers. The book will leave little doubt as to the importance of earthworms in the functioning of ecosystems and their potential in the applied, cross-disciplinary fields of research. -Chris Lowe, The Quarterly Review of Biology, December 2006 Praise for the First Edition: This book, and the authors that have contributed individual chapters, go a long way toward providing some of the basic science needed...valuable to farmers and researchers...in ecotoxicological evaluations. IPM Practitioner Each paper is original, well written, often illustrated with tables/graphs/figures, and contains a comprehensive and valuable list of references for the serious researcher. Highly recommended... P.E. Lutz, in CHOICE A welcome addition...provide[s] new perspectives and insights...offer[s] up-to-date information and hypotheses on a wide variety of topics... very informative, offering well-written syntheses of contemporary issues... -Soil Science, Vol. 170, No. 3, March 2005 An excellent review of the current state of knowledge of the variety of ways in which earthworms have an impact on and respond to their environment. ...The editor and publisher are to be congratulated on producing such a useful synthesis. The quality of production is good and there is a comprehensive index. The book will be of value to researchers in soil science, and a useful text for undergraduate and post-graduate students. European Journal of Soil Science, 2006
This book, and the authors that have contributed individual chapters, go a long way toward providing some of the basic science neededvaluable to farmers and researchersin ecotoxicological evaluations. IPM Practitioner Each paper is original, well written, often illustrated with tables/graphs/figures, and contains a comprehensive and valuable list of references for the serious researcher. Highly recommended P.E. Lutz, in CHOICE A welcome additionprovide[s] new perspectives and insightsoffer[s] up-to-date information and hypotheses on a wide variety of topics very informative, offering well-written syntheses of contemporary issues -Soil Science, Vol. 170, No. 3, March 2005
