This book examines the effects that land-use changes (notably agricultural intensification, logging, soil erosion, urbanization and mining) will have on soil characteristics and processes in tropical and savannah environments. It covers a range of geographical regions and environments as impacts of land use change are often site specific. It also examines the effects of land use change on various aspects of the soil ecosystem from both a chemical and biological perspective.
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1 Land-use Change Impacts on Soil Processes in Tropical and Savannah Ecosystems: An Introduction |
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2 Effects of Land-use Changes on Biochemical and Microbial Parameters in Soils of the Andaman Islands, India |
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3 Evaluating the Impact of Oil Palm Agriculture and Logging on Soil Microbial Communities in South-east Asia |
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4 Microbial Functioning in Response to a Simulated Drought in Malaysian Rain Forest and Oil Palm Soils |
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5 Impact of Land-use Changes in the Amazon on Bacterial Diversity, Composition and Distribution |
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6 Acidification of Tropical Soils under Forest and Continuous Cropping in Thailand and Indonesia |
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7 The Importance of Soil Quality in the Safe Practice of Urban Agriculture in Zimbabwe, Kenya and South Africa |
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Hangwelani H. Magidimisha |
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8 Urbanization and Soil Nutrient Challenges and Opportunities: Lessons from Malawian Cities |
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9 Impact of Gold Mining on Mercury Contamination and Soil Degradation in Amazonian Ecosystems of French Guiana |
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10 Erosion and Sedimentation Effects on Soil Organic Carbon Redistribution in a Complex Landscape in Western Ecuador |
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11 Pastoralism and Kalahari Rangeland Soils |
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12 Changes in Soil Properties with Sugarcane Cropping in Mauritius |
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13 Patterns and Drivers of Soil Carbon Stocks and Isotopic Composition in Secondary Tropical Dry Forests of Costa Rica |
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14 Conversion of Pastures into Tectona grandis Plantations in Western Panama: Effects on Soil Properties and the Mechanisms Underlying these Changes |
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15 Land-use Change Impacts on Soil Processes in Tropical and Savannah Ecosystems: Emerging Themes and Future Research Directions |
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Arkalgud Nanjundaiah Ganeshamurthy has been working on horticultural crops for the past 20 years at the Indian Institute of Horticultural Research, Bengaluru. He earned his undergraduate degree in Agriculture from the University of Agricultural Sciences, Bengaluru and a doctorate degree in Soil Science from the Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana. He first joined the Agricultural Research Service of the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) as a scientist in 1985 and has served in several research institutes ever since.
Ganeshamurthy has published extensively on soil health and the nutritional health of fruit crops. He is a fellow of the National Academy of Agricultural Science, India and a fellow of the Indian Society of Soil Science. He is a recipient of several national awards, including the Golden Jubilee Young Scientist Award of the Indian Society of Soil Science. He continues to work with farmers and has a YouTube channel titled "soulofkrishi.com," which guides farmers in local language.
