Call number:
AWI Bio-08-0027
;
M 08.0186
In:
Soil biology
Description / Table of Contents:
This volume provides a comprehensive coverage of the principal extreme soil ecosystems of natural and anthropogenic origin. Extreme soils oppose chemical or physical limits to colonization by most soil organisms and present the microbiologist with exciting opportunities. Described here are fascinating environments, such as permafrost, saline, arid and geothermal soils, peatlands, subsurface geomaterial rich in sulfidic ore, Martian soils, hydrocarbon-contaminated hot desert and Antarctic soils, as well as fire-impacted, heavy-metal and radionuclide contaminated soils. Those environments lend themselves both to timely descriptions of colonizing organisms and their activities, and to thoughtful examination of community structure and microbial evolution. Extreme soils provide invaluable examples of microbial adaptations in coping with hostile habitats. Being home to a remarkable diversity, they are ideal models for scientific exploration and propose solutions to biotechnology and bioremediation challenges.
Type of Medium:
Monograph available for loan
Pages:
XVII, 369 S. : Ill., graph. Darst.
ISBN:
9783540742302
Series Statement:
Soil biology 13
Note:
Contents: PART I PRINCIPLES OF EXTREME SOIL MICROBIOLOGY. - 1 The Microbiological Promises of Extreme Soils / Patrice Dion. - 2 Microbial Diversity, Life Strategies, and Adaptation to Life in Extreme Soils / Vigdis Torsvik and Lise Øvreås. - 3 Extreme Views on Prokaryote Evolution / Patrice Dion. - 4 Biodiversity: Extracting Lessons from Extreme Soils / Diana H. Wall. - PART II NATURAL EXTREME SOILS. - 5 Halophilic and Halotolerant Micro-Organisms from Soils / Antonio Ventosa, Encarnacion Mellado, Cristina Sanchez-Porro, and M. Carmen Marquez. - 6 Atacama Desert Soil Microbiology / Benito G6mez-Silva, Fred A. Rainey, Kimberley A. Warren-Rhodes, Christopher P. McKay, and Rafael Navarro-Gonzruez. - 7 Microbial Communities and Processes in Arctic Permafrost Environments / Dirk Wagner. - 8 Aerobic, Endospore-Forming Bacteria from Antarctic Geothermal Soils / Niall A. Logan and Raymond N. Allan. - 9 Peatland Microbiology / Shwet Kamal and Ajit Vanna. - 10 Subsurface Geomicrobiology of the Iberian Pyritic Belt / Ricardo Amils, David Femandez-Remolar, Felipe Gómez, Elena González-Toril, Nuria Rodriguez, Carlos Briones, Olga Prieto-Ballesteros, Jose Luis Sanz, Emiliano Díaz,Todd O. Stevens, Carol R. Stoker, the MARTE Team. - 11 The Potential for Extant Life in the Soils of Mars / Ronald L. Crawford and David A. Newcombe. - PART III ANTHROPOGENIC EXTREME SOILS. - 12 Bacteriology of Extremely Cold Soils Exposed to Hydrocarbon Pollution / Lucas A.M. Ruberto, Susana C. Vazquez, and Walter P. Mac Cormack. - 13 Microbiology of Oil-Contaminated Desert Soils and Coastal Areas in the Arabian Gulf Region / Samir Radwan. - 14 Microbial Communities in Fire-Affected Soils / Christopher Janzen and Tarnmy Tobin-Janzen. - 15 Endophytes and Rhizosphere Bacteria of Plants Growing in Heavy Metal-Containing Soils / Angela Sessitsch and Markus Puschemeiter. - 16 Interactions of Fungi and Radionuclides in Soil / John Dighton, Tatyana Tugay, and Nelli Zhdanova. - Index.
Location:
Upper compact magazine
Branch Library:
AWI Library
Branch Library:
GFZ Library
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