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Title: | Interactions and Self-Organization in the Soil-Microbe Complex | Contributor(s): | Young, Iain (author); Crawford, J W (author) | Publication Date: | 2004 | DOI: | 10.1126/science.1097394 | Handle Link: | https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/5528 | Abstract: | Soil is the most complicated biomaterial on the planet. As with any material, the physical habitat is of prime importance in determining and regulating biological activity. However, until recently the opaque nature of soil has meant that any interrogation of its interior architecture has been relatively rudimentary, restricted to simple qualitative expressions of the physical heterogeneity that fail to relate to any specific function. However, new techniques and insights into the biophysical and biochemical processes of this inner space are leading to the developments of theoretical frameworks and experimental approaches that will allow us to sustainably manage Earth’s most important resource. We introduce the concept that the soil-microbe system is self-organized and suggest new priorities for research based on an integrative approach that combines biochemistry and biophysics. | Publication Type: | Journal Article | Source of Publication: | Science, 304(5677), p. 1634-1637 | Publisher: | American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) | Place of Publication: | United States of America | ISSN: | 1095-9203 0036-8075 |
Fields of Research (FoR) 2008: | 060208 Terrestrial Ecology 050399 Soil Sciences not elsewhere classified 050303 Soil Biology 050305 Soil Physics |
Socio-Economic Objective (SEO) 2008: | 961402 Farmland, Arable Cropland and Permanent Cropland Soils | HERDC Category Description: | C1 Refereed Article in a Scholarly Journal |
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