Biochar Application. Essential Soil Microbial Ecology

Content: 
Front Matter,Copyright,Dedication,Contributors,Foreword,AcknowledgmentsEntitled to full textChapter 1 - Microbial Ecology Analysis of Biochar-Augmented Soils: Setting the Scene, Pages 1-40
Chapter 2 - Feedstock and Production Parameters: Effects on Biochar Properties and Microbial Communities, Pages 41-54
Chapter 3 - Biochar Effects on Ecosystems: Insights From Lipid-Based Analysis, Pages 55-77
Chapter 4 - DGGE-Profiling of Culturable Biochar-Enriched Microbial Communities, Pages 78-108
Chapter 5 - Next-Generation Sequencing to Elucidate Biochar-Effected Microbial Community Dynamics, Pages 109-132
Chapter 6 - Examining Biochar Impacts on Soil Abiotic and Biotic Processes and Exploring the Potential for Pyrosequencing Analysis, Pages 133-162
Chapter 7 - Elucidating the Impacts of Biochar Applications on Nitrogen Cycling Microbial Communities, Pages 163-198
Chapter 8 - Microbial Ecology of the Rhizosphere and Its Response to Biochar Augmentation, Pages 199-220
Chapter 9 - Potential Application of Biochar for Bioremediation of Contaminated Systems, Pages 221-246
Chapter 10 - Interactions of Biochar and Biological Degradation of Aromatic Hydrocarbons in Contaminated Soil, Pages 247-267
Chapter 11 - A Critical Analysis of Meso- and Macrofauna Effects Following Biochar Supplementation, Pages 268-292
Chapter 12 - Summation of the Microbial Ecology of Biochar Application, Pages 293-311
Index, Pages 313-323