Sustainable management of soil organic matter

This volume contains papers developed from an international conference held in the British Society of Soil Science in Edinburgh in September 1999. It explores the results of recent research studies examining how organic matter functions in soils, factors affecting organic matter quality and quantity and how management of organic matter can be optimized in order to achieve sustainable farming practices.

Soil organic matter and sustainability. Modelling soil organic matter dynamics. Soil organic matter management. Soil organic matter in the global greenhouse. Nutrient fluxes. Organic matter and pollutants. Management of waste applications to land. Biodiversity and functional diversity.