The rhizosphere : an ecological perspective

1 Introduction 2 Root life history and dynamics 3 The flux of carbon from roots to rhizosphere soil 4 Microbial communities and their activity in the rhizosphere 5 Rhizosphere microfauna 6 Plant residues and their influence on soil physical properties 7 Mycorrhizas - symbiotic mediators of rhizosphere and ecosystem processes 8 Elevated CO2 and links between carbon and nutrient cycling 9 Rhizospheres: keys to formation and function of highly weathered soils 10 Plant root systems in a changing world 11 The rhizosphere in agricultural ecosystems 12 Soil rhizosphere food webs, their stability, and implications for soil processes in ecosystems