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Soil biology, soil ecology, and global change

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This overview paper addresses aspects of scaling in space and time, and scaling in relation to micro-and macrohabitats. Ecological processes in soils are examined for possible generalizations about processes and organisms, across a wide range of different habitats. Problems of scaling in space and time that have an important impact on processes associated with global change are outlined.

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    D. C. Coleman, E. P. Odum & D. A. Crossley Jr.

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Coleman, D.C., Odum, E.P. & Crossley, D.A. Soil biology, soil ecology, and global change. Biol Fertil Soils 14, 104–111 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00336258

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