Life in the Soil - A Guide for Naturalists and Gardeners

Informationen zum Autor James B. Nardi is a biologist at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and the Illinois Natural History Survey who gardens with the help of innumerable soil creatures. Klappentext Lavishly illustrated with nearly 300 color illustrations and masterfully rendered black and white drawings throughout, "Life in the Soil" invites naturalists and gardeners alike to dig in and discover the diverse community of creatures living in the dirt below us. Zusammenfassung Beginning with an introduction to soil ecosystems! this work reveals the unseen labors of underground organisms maintaining the rich fertility of the earth as they recycle nutrients between the living and mineral worlds. It introduces readers to an array of creatures: wolf spiders with glowing red eyes! snails with 120 rows of teeth! and more.

Product details

• Authors: James B Nardi, James B. Nardi, Nardi James B.
• Publisher: University Of Chicago Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 09.11.2007
• EAN: 9780226568522
• ISBN: 978-0-226-56852-2
• No. of pages: 336
• Dimensions: 141 mm x 220 mm x 20 mm
• Series: emersion: Emergent Village resources for communities of faith
• Subjects: Guides > Nature; Non-fiction book > Nature, technology > Nature: general, reference works; NATURE / Plants / General, NATURE / Animals / Insects & Spiders, NATURE / Animals / Butterflies & Moths, Trees, wildflowers & plants, Trees, wildflowers and plants: general interest, Wildlife: butterflies, other insects & spiders