This volume reviews the latest research on soil science. After an overview of the role of soil as a provider of ecosystem services and in conservation agriculture, the book reviews soil structure and chemistry as well organic matter, soil microorganisms and fauna. The second part of the book discusses soil dynamics, from water and nutrient cycles to carbon capture and erosion mechanisms.

With its distinguished editor and international team of expert authors, this will be a standard reference for soil scientists and agronomists as well as the farming community and government agencies responsible for monitoring soil health. It is accompanied by a companion volume looking at soil monitoring and management.

• Puts soil health in the broader context of ecosystem services, conservation and climate change 
• Summarises current research on soil structure and composition 
• Reviews latest developments in understanding nutrient and other cycles in soil
  

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There is a growing concern that both intensive agriculture in the developed world and rapid expansion of agriculture in the developing world is damaging soil health. This volume reviews advances in our understanding of soil structure and dynamics which form the foundation for effective soil management.Part 1 Overview
1.Soil and soil health: an overview:Mark G. Kibblewhite, Cranfield University, UK and Landcare Research, New Zealand;
2.Soil ecosysls;