| Contributors | p. xi |
| Preface | p. xix |
| Introduction | p. 1 |
| Organic Matter and Sustainability | p. 9 |
| Critical Levels of Soil Organic Matter: the Evidence for England and Wales | p. 23 |
| FT-IR Studies on Soil Organic Matter from Long-term Field Experiments | p. 34 |
| Modelling Soil Organic Matter Dynamics-Global Challenges | p. 43 |
| Soil Organic Matter Sustainability and Agricultural Management-Predictions at the Regional Level | p. 54 |
| Modelling of Carbon Dynamics in a Rural Area of Central Germany | p. 60 |
| Modelling Variation in C and N Loss and Effects on N Mineralization After Grassland Ploughing Over a Catchment | p. 67 |
| Modelling Decomposition of Sugarcane Surface Residues and the Impact on Simulated Yields | p. 74 |
| Questionable Assumptions in Current Soil Organic Matter Transformation Models | p. 83 |
| A Procedure for Isolating Soil Organic Matter Fractions Suitable for Modelling | p. 90 |
| Soil Organic Matter Management: The Roles of Residue Quality in C Sequestration and N Supply | p. 97 |
| Crop Residue Effects on Soil C and N Cycling under Sugarcane | p. 112 |
| Effect of Residue Quality on N[subscript 2]O Emissions from Tropical Soils | p. 120 |
| Evaluation of the Soil Organic Matter Dynamics Model MOTOR, for Predicting N Immobilization/Mineralization Following Field Incorporation of Paper Mill Sludge in a Horticultural Soil | p. 126 |
| Organic Matter Management in Practice-The Potential to Reduce Pollution | p. 135 |
| Carbon and Nitrogen Losses after Ploughing out Grass and Grass-Clover Swards | p. 142 |
| Fate and Behaviour of Organic Contaminants During Composting of Municipal Biowaste | p. 150 |
| The Impact of Changing Farming Practices on Soil Organic Matter and Soil Structural Stability of Fen Silt Soils | p. 157 |
| Crop Management Systems to Conserve Soil Fertility After Long-term Setaside in Southern Italy | p. 163 |
| Modelling Traditional Manuring Practices in the North Atlantic Context: Soil Sustainability of a Shetland Island Community? | p. 173 |
| Organic Matter and Anthrosols in Amazonia: Interpreting the Amerindian Legacy | p. 180 |
| Persistence of Soil Organic Matter in Archaeological Soils (Terra Preta) of the Brazilian Amazon Region | p. 190 |
| Organic Matter Dynamics in Soils of the Former Lake Texcoco, Mexico | p. 195 |
| Low-input Ecological Rice Farming in Bangladesh | p. 201 |
| The Influence of Cultivation on the Composition and Properties of Clay-Organic Matter Associations in Soils | p. 207 |
| The Influence of a Grass-Clover Mixture on Soil Organic Matter and Aggregation of a Podzolic Loamy Sand Soil | p. 214 |
| The Role of Soil Organic Matter and Manures in Sustainable Nutrient Cycling | p. 221 |
| Can Concepts of N Saturation Developed for Forest Systems be Applied in Arable Soils? | p. 233 |
| Nitrogen Mineralization Under Bare Soils After the Destruction of Grazed Pastures | p. 239 |
| Dissolved Organic Nitrogen in a Peaty Podzol: Influence of Temperature and Vegetation Cover | p. 247 |
| Dissolved Organic Nutrients (N, P and S) in Shallow Forest Soils: Fluxes and Spectroscopic Characterization | p. 256 |
| Dissolved Organic Carbon Losses from Grazed Grasslands | p. 264 |
| Effects of Sterilization and Incubation Temperature on Formation and Quality of Dissolved Organic Matter in Soils | p. 274 |
| Nitrogen Fluxes Through Sustainable Farming Systems in the Mid-hills of Nepal | p. 280 |
| N, P and K Budgets for Some UK Organic Farming Systems - Implications for Sustainability | p. 286 |
| The Effects of All-arable Organic Rotations on Soil Organic Matter Levels and the Phosphorus and Potassium Status Over the Period 1987-1998 | p. 294 |
| Manure Fertilization for Soil Organic Matter Maintenance and its Effects Upon Crops and the Environment, Evaluated in a Long-term Trial | p. 301 |
| Effect of Elevated CO[subscript 2] and Temperature on Soil C and N Cycling | p. 309 |
| Interactions Between Elevated CO[subscript 2] and N in Soils: Influence on N[subscript 2]O Fluxes and Rhizosphere Denitrifier Activity | p. 316 |
| Carbon Mitigation Options in Agriculture: Improving our Estimates for Kyoto | p. 324 |
| Soils and Soil Organic Matter Along a Transect from Central Taiga to Forest Tundra, Siberia | p. 330 |
| Carbon Dynamics in Upland Soils after Serious Fires | p. 337 |
| Implications of Soil Biodiversity for Sustainable Organic Matter Management | p. 343 |
| Microbial Catabolic Evenness: A Potential Integrative Indicator of Organic Matter Management? | p. 357 |
| 'DOK' Long-term Farming Systems Trial: Microbial Biomass, Activity and Diversity Affect the Decomposition of Plant Residues | p. 363 |
| Comparison of Phenotypic, Functional and Genetic Diversity of Bacterial Communities in soils | p. 370 |
| Organic Matter in Restored Soils as Affected by Earthworms and Land Use | p. 377 |
| Rhizosphere Effects on Soil Microbial Biomass Size and Turnover in a Soil of High and Low Fertility | p. 386 |
| Soil Teeming with Life: New Frontiers for Soil Science | p. 393 |
| Sustaining Soil Organic Matter | p. 413 |
| Index | p. 427 |
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