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Soil enzymes are one of the vital key mediators involved in nutrient recycling and the decomposition of organic matter and thereby in maintaining soil quality and fertility. This Soil Biology volume covers the various facets of soil enzymes, such as their functions, biochemical and microbiological properties and the factors affecting their activities. Enzymes in the rhizosphere, in forest soils, and in volcanic ash-derived soils are described. Soil enzymes covered include phosphohydrolases, lignocellulose-degrading enzymes, phenol oxidases, fungal oxidoreductases, keratinases, pectinases, xylanases, lipases and pectinases. Several chapters treat the soil enzymatic activities in the bioremediation of soils contaminated with pesticides and pollutants such as oil, chlorinated compounds, synthetic dyes and aromatic hydrocarbons. The role of soil enzymes as bioindicators is a further important topic addressed.

Soil enzymology. --- Soil enzymology --- Chemistry --- Agriculture --- Physical Sciences & Mathematics --- Earth & Environmental Sciences --- Biochemistry --- Agriculture - General --- Soil enzymes --- Life sciences. --- Agriculture. --- Enzymology. --- Soil science. --- Soil conservation. --- Life Sciences. --- Soil Science & Conservation. --- Enzymology --- Soil biochemistry --- Enzymes. --- Conservation of soil --- Erosion control, Soil --- Soil erosion --- Soil erosion control --- Soils --- Agricultural conservation --- Soil management --- Farming --- Husbandry --- Industrial arts --- Life sciences --- Food supply --- Land use, Rural --- Biocatalysts --- Ferments --- Soluble ferments --- Catalysts --- Proteins --- Control --- Prevention --- Conservation --- Pedology (Soil science) --- Earth sciences --- Enzymes

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Soil enzymes play a fundamental role in many soil processes such as the mineralization of organic matter, the synthesis of humic substances, the degradation of xenobiotics or the mechanisms involved in the biocontrol of plant pathogens. Their direct link with soil microorganisms gives them a key role as biomonitors of the evolution of soil quality or in the monitoring of the application of organic amendments to degraded soils. As a consequence of the importance of soil enzymes on soil processes, there is an increasing interest in their study, as well as in the application of molecular techniques as diagnostic tools.

Organic wastes -- Recycling. --- Restoration ecology. --- Soil enzymology. --- Earth & Environmental Sciences --- Agriculture --- Ecology --- Agriculture - General --- Organic wastes --- Recycling. --- Ecological restoration --- Ecosystem restoration --- Rehabilitation ecology --- Restoration of ecosystems --- Soil enzymes --- Environment. --- Nature conservation. --- Soil science. --- Soil conservation. --- Sustainable development. --- Soil Science & Conservation. --- Sustainable Development. --- Nature Conservation. --- Applied ecology --- Recycling (Waste, etc.) --- Enzymology --- Soil biochemistry --- Conservation of nature --- Nature --- Nature protection --- Protection of nature --- Conservation of natural resources --- Conservation biology --- Endangered ecosystems --- Natural areas --- Development, Sustainable --- Ecologically sustainable development --- Economic development, Sustainable --- Economic sustainability --- ESD (Ecologically sustainable development) --- Smart growth --- Sustainable development --- Sustainable economic development --- Economic development --- Conservation of soil --- Erosion control, Soil --- Soil erosion --- Soil erosion control --- Soils --- Agricultural conservation --- Soil management --- Conservation --- Environmental aspects --- Control --- Prevention --- Pedology (Soil science) --- Earth sciences