Mycorrhizal Mediation of Soil: Fertility, Structure, and Carbon Storage

Nancy Johnson, Catherine A Gehring, Jan Jansa

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Abstract

Mycorrhizal Mediation of Soil: Fertility, Structure, and Carbon Storage offers a better understanding of mycorrhizal mediation that will help inform earth system models and subsequently improve the accuracy of global carbon model predictions. Mycorrhizas transport tremendous quantities of plant-derived carbon below ground and are increasingly recognized for their importance in the creation, structure, and function of soils. Different global carbon models vary widely in their predictions of the dynamics of the terrestrial carbon pool, ranging from a large sink to a large source. This edited book presents a unique synthesis of the influence of environmental change on mycorrhizas across a wide range of ecosystems, as well as a clear examination of new discoveries and challenges for the future, to inform land management practices that preserve or increase below ground carbon storage. Synthesizes the abundance of research on the influence of environmental change on mycorrhizas across a wide range of ecosystems from a variety of leading international researchers. Focuses on the specific role of mycorrhizal fungi in soil processes, with an emphasis on soil development and carbon storage, including coverage of cutting-edge methods and perspectives. Includes a chapter in each section on future avenues for further study.

Original languageEnglish (US)
PublisherElsevier Inc.
Number of pages509
ISBN (Electronic)9780128043837
ISBN (Print)9780128043127
StatePublished - Nov 22 2016

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Agricultural and Biological Sciences
  • General Environmental Science

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