Teaming with microbes
Subtitle: the organic gardener's guide to the soil food web
By: Jeff Lowenfels & Wayne Lewis ; foreword by Elaine Ingham
Contributors: Lewis, Wayne, 1942-
Edition: Rev. ed.
Publisher: Timber Press
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Portland, Or
Language: eng
Number of pages: 220
ISBN-13: 9781604691139
Subjects: Soils; Soil microbiology; Soil ecology; Food chains (Ecology)
Notes: Previous ed.: 2006.

Subtitle of previous ed.: A gardener's guide to the soil food web.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 207-210) and index.
Table of contents: title: The basic science :  What is the soil food web and why should gardeners care? ; Classic soil science ; Bacteria ; Archaea ; Fungi ; Algae and slime molds ; Protozoa ; Nematodes ; Arthropods ; Earthworms ; Gastropods ; Reptiles, mammals, and birds; title: Applying soil food web science to yard and garden care : How the soil food web applies to gardening ; What do your soil food webs look like? ; Tools for restoration and maintenance ; Compost ; Mulch ; Compost teas ; Mycorrhizal fungi ; The lawn ; Maintaining trees, shrubs, and perennials ; Growing annuals and vegetables ; A simple soil food web garden calendar ; No one ever fertilized an old growth forest; title: Appendix : the soil food web gardening rules.