Microbial ecology is the study of interactions among microbes in natural environments and their roles in biogeochemical cycles, food web dynamics, and the evolution of life. This book presents the basic principles of microbial ecology using examples from aquatic (freshwater and marine) and terrestrial ecosystems.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
- Preface
- 1: Introduction
- 2: Elements, biochemicals, and structures of microbes
- 3: The physical-chemical environment of microbes
- 4: Community structure of microbes in natural environments
- 5: Genomes and meta-omics for microbes
- 6: Microbial primary production and phototrophy
- 7: Degradation of organic matter
- 8: Microbial growth, biomass production, and controls
- 9: Predation and protists
- 10: The ecology of viruses
- 11: Processes in anoxic environments
- 12: The nitrogen cycle
- 13: Introduction to geomicrobiology
- 14: Symbioses and microbes
- References
- Index
