Understanding Terrestrial Microbial Communities

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Hurst, Christon J. (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2019.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2019.
• Series: Advances in Environmental Microbiology, 6
• Subjects: Microbial ecology.; Microbiology.; Geobiology.; Soil science.; Soil conservation.; Microbial Ecology.; Biogeosciences.; Soil Science & Conservation.

This book presents a summary of terrestrial microbial processes, which are a key factor in supporting healthy life on our planet. The authors explain how microorganisms maintain the soil ecosystem through recycling carbon and nitrogen and then provide insights into how soil microbiology processes in...

Table of Contents:

• Carbon Cycle Implications of Soil Microbial Interactions
• Qualitative and Quantitative Aspects of the Modern Nitrogen Cycle
• Integrating Soil Microbiology into Ecosystem Science
• Environmental Systems Biology Approach to Bioremediation
• Systems and Methods for Studying Microbial Processes and Communities in Landfills
• Microbial Community Dynamics During the Composting Process of Animal Manure as Analyzed by Molecular Biological Methods
• Effects of Land Use and Restoration on Soil Microbial Communities
• Microbial Communities in Salt Marsh Systems and Their Responses to Anthropogenic Pollutants
• Dirt and Disease: The Ecology of Soil Fungi and Plant Fungi that are Infectious for Vertebrates. .