Bringing together existing knowledge in the areas of soil biology and physics, this book explores the key characteristics of soil spatial architecture, including how it develops and the consequences this has for life underground.

Contributions by: Philippe Baveye, Richard Bewley, Claire Chenu, Mary K Firestone, Jim A Harris, Iain T James, Bev D Kay, David Manning, Michael R Miller, Klaus Nüsslein, Thais Winsome, Xiaoxian Zhang, Alain Pierret