TY - BOOK ID - 81134385 TI - Sclerotia grains in soils : a new perspective from pedosclerotiology PY - 2021 SN - 9813342528 981334251X PB - Singapore : Springer, DB - UniCat KW - Soil science. KW - Soil conservation. KW - Environmental geography. KW - Geochemistry. KW - Geobiology. KW - Microbial ecology. KW - Soil Science & Conservation. KW - Environmental Geography. KW - Biogeosciences. KW - Microbial Ecology. KW - Environmental microbiology KW - Microorganisms KW - Ecology KW - Microbiology KW - Biology KW - Earth sciences KW - Biosphere KW - Chemical composition of the earth KW - Chemical geology KW - Geological chemistry KW - Geology, Chemical KW - Chemistry KW - Geography KW - Conservation of soil KW - Erosion control, Soil KW - Soil erosion KW - Soil erosion control KW - Soils KW - Agricultural conservation KW - Soil management KW - Pedology (Soil science) KW - Agriculture KW - Control KW - Prevention KW - Conservation KW - Soil fungi KW - Fungi KW - Hypogeous fungi UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:81134385 AB - This book introduces what sclerotia grains are, and where and how they exist in soils, by compiling the results obtained from the studies on fungal sclerotia formed by Cenococcum geophilum (Cg) and related species, the visible black small grains persistent for a few thousand to ten thousands of years in forest soils and sediments. The chapters contain the results and discussions on the ecological distribution and regulating factors, characteristics, and function of Cg sclerotia grains, carried out by researchers from soil geography, soil science, soil microbiology, physiology, forestry, analytical chemistry, environmental chemistry, material science, and related disciplines. The anatomy of sclerotia grains in soil was realized in terms of interdisciplinary joint researches, which resulted in deepening understanding of the ecological function of the mesoscale organic component in soils. This book covers the natural history of sclerotia in soils, pedo-sclerotiology. ER -