Microbial ecology /

• Main Author: Barton, Larry, 1940-
• Other Authors: Northrup, Diana E.
• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Hoboken, N.J. : Wiley-Blackwell, [2011]
• Subjects: Microbial ecology.; SCIENCE > Life Sciences > Biology > Microbiology.; SCIENCE > Life Sciences > Biology.; SCIENCE > Life Sciences > Microbiology.; Electronic books.

"Microbial Ecology presents a broad overview of microbial ecology while providing numerous special features to assist students, teachers, and the professional reader. Information boxes in each of the sixteen chapters highlight specific microbial ecology issues of particular interest. Included i...

Table of Contents:

• Frontmatter
• Color Plates
• Microbial Ecology: Beginnings and the Road Forward
• Diversity of Microorganisms
• Complexity and Simplicity of Cell Systems
• The Microbial Habitat: An Ecological Perspective
• The how of Microbial Ecology Studies
• Microbeb6sMicrobe Interactions
• Interactions Between Microorganisms and Plants
• INTERACTIONS BETWEEN MICROORGANISMS AND ANIMALS
• Living Together: Microbial Communities
• Microbial Processes Contributing to Biogeochemical Cycles
• Microbes at Work in Nature: Biomineralization and Microbial Weathering
• Decomposition of Natural Compounds
• Microbes at Work: Bioremediation
• Index.