Teaming with microbes
Subtitle: a gardener's guide to the soil food web
By: by Jeff Lowenfels and Wayne Lewis.
Contributors: Lewis, Wayne, 1942-
Publisher: Timber Press
Published: 2006
Place of publication: Portland, Or
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780881927771
Subjects: Soils.; Soil ecology.; Soil microbiology.; Food chains (Ecology)
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p.      ) and index.
Table of contents: title: The basic science. What is the soil food web and why should gardeners care?; title: Classic soil science; title: Bacteria; title: Fungi; title: Algae and slime molds; title: Protozoa; title: Nematodes; title: Arthropods; title: Earthworms; title: Gastropods; title: Reptiles, mammals, and birds; title: Applying soil food web science to yard and garden care. How the soil food web applies to gardening; title: What do your soil food webs look like?; title: Tools for restoration and maintenance; title: Compost; title: Mulch; title: Compost teas; title: The lawn; title: Maintaining trees, shrubs, and perennials; title: Growing annuals and vegetables; title: A simple soil food web garden calendar; title: No one ever fertilized an old growth forest; title: Appendix. The soil food web gardening rules.