Soil Microbiology, Ecology and Biochemistry

Eldor A. Paul is a Senior Research Scientist at the Natural Resources Ecology Laboratory at Colorado State University, Fort Collins and Professor Emeritus at Michigan State University, East Lansing. During his time at Michigan State, he was professor of Soil Microbiology and Biochemistry, and Crop and Soil Sciences. He earned degrees from the University of Alberta and the University of Minnesota. His research focuses on the dynamics of soil organic matter and the microbial ecology of soil. Dr. Paul is a Fellow of ASA, SSSA, the Canadian Society of Soil Science, and the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Serita Frey is a microbial ecologist with over 30 years of experience studying microbes in the environment. She received her Ph.D. in Ecology from Colorado State University and is currently a professor in the Department of Natural Resources and the Environment at the University of New Hampshire. Her research examines how environmental change is altering the structure and function of forest ecosystems, with an emphasis on soil microbial communities and nutrient cycling processes. She is specifically interested in how anthropogenic stressors (e.g., climate change, nitrogen deposition, invasive species) affect the composition and diversity of soil microbial communities and microbial-mediated carbon and nitrogen cycles.

• 1. Soil Microbiology, Ecology and Biochemistry: An Exciting Present and Great Future Built on Basic Knowledge and Unifying Concepts2. The Soil Habitat3. The Bacteria and Archaea4. The Soil Fungi: Occurrence, Phylogeny, and Ecology5. Soil Fauna: Occurrence, Biodiversity, and Roles in Ecosystem Function6. Molecular Approaches to Studying the Soil Biota7. Physiological and Biochemical Methods for Studying Soil Biota and their Functions8. The Spatial Distribution of Soil Biota9. The Metabolic Physiology of Soil Microorganisms10. The Ecology of Soil Biota and their Function11. Plant-Soil Biota Interactions12. Carbon Cycling: The Dynamics and Formation of Organic Matter13. Methods for Studying Soil Organic Matter: Nature, Dynamics, Spatial Accessibility, and Interactions with Minerals14. Nitrogen Transformations15. Biological N Inputs16. Biological Cycling of Inorganic Nutrients and Metals in Soils and Their Role in Soil Biogeochemistry17. Modeling the Dynamics of Soil Organic Matter and Nutrient Cycling18. Management of Soil Biota and Their Processes