Processes in Microbial Ecology
ISBN13: 9780199586929ISBN10: 0199586926
Paperback, 368 pages
Mar 2012,
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$54.95 (04)
368 pages;
200 illustrations;
9.7 x 7.4;
ISBN13: 978-0-19-958692-9ISBN10: 0-19-958692-6
Written by one of the leading scientists in the field, Processes in Microbial Ecology discusses the major processes carried out by viruses, bacteria, fungi, protozoa, and other protists in freshwater, marine, and terrestrial ecosystems.
Table of Contents
Preface
1.
Introduction
2.
Elements, Biochemicals, and Structures of Microbes
3.
Physical-Chemical Environment of Microbes
4.
Microbial Primary Production and Phototrophy
5.
Degradation of Organic Material
6.
Microbial Growth, Biomass Production, and Controls
7.
Predation and Protists
8.
Ecology of Viruses
9.
Community Structure of Microbes in Natural Environments
10.
Genomes and Metagenomes of Microbes and Viruses
11.
Processes in Anoxic Environments
12.
The Nitrogen Cycle
13.
Introduction to Geomicrobiology
14.
Symbiosis and Microbes
References
Index
Available Resources
Companion Resources
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