The Spatial Distribution of Microbes in the Environment

• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Franklin, Rima B. (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Mills, Aaron L. (Επιμελητής έκδοσης)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands, 2007.
• Θέματα: Life sciences.; Geobiology.; Microbial ecology.; Statistics.; Life Sciences.; Microbial Ecology.; Statistics for Engineering, Physics, Computer Science, Chemistry and Earth Sciences.; Biogeosciences.

Microbes are very small and, as individuals, are capable of influencing a portion of the environment only slightly larger than their own body size, i.e., a few microns. However, their impact on the landscape is enormous, and ecosystem processes such as organic matter decomposition, denitrification,...