TY  - BOOK
AU  - Lowenfels,Jeff
AU  - Lewis,Wayne
TI  - Teaming with microbes: a gardener's guide to the soil food web 
SN  - 9780881927771
AV  - S591 .L59 2006
PY  - 2006///
CY  - Portland, Or.
PB  - Timber Press
KW  - Soils
KW  - Soil ecology
KW  - Soil microbiology
KW  - Food chains (Ecology)
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (p. 183-186) and index; The basic science. What is the soil food web and why should gardeners care? -- Classic soil science -- Bacteria -- Fungi -- Algae and slime molds -- Protozoa -- Nematodes -- Arthropods -- Earthworms -- Gastropods -- Reptiles, mammals, and birds -- Applying soil food web science to yard and garden care. How the soil food web applies to gardening -- What do your soil food webs look like? -- Tools for restoration and maintenance -- Compost -- Mulch -- Compost teas -- The lawn -- Maintaining trees, shrubs, and perennials -- Growing annuals and vegetables -- A simple soil food web garden calendar -- No one ever fertilized an old growth forest -- Appendix. The soil food web gardening rules
N2  - Microbes are all around us. We often hear about those that cause illness, but this book is about the beneficial microbes with important jobs like keeping us well, recycling scraps into soil, or making yogurt from milk. (Miller Library Staff)
UR  - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip063/2005033502.html
ER  -