Microbial ecology of the oceans / / [edited by] David L. Kirchman

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910144136903321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Hoboken, N.J., : Wiley-Blackwell, c2008
• ISBN: 0-470-43862-2; 1-281-73249-4; 9786611732493; 0-470-28184-7; 1-61583-607-1; 0-470-28183-9
• Edizione: [2nd ed., Thoroughly rev.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 recurso en liña (617 páxinas)
• Collana: Wiley Series in Ecological and Applied Microbiology ; ; 34
• Altri autori (Persone): KirchmanDavid L
• Disciplina: 579/.177
• Soggetti: Marine microbiology; Marine ecology; Carbon cycle (Biogeochemistry)
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Microbial Ecology of the Oceans; CONTENTS; PREFACE; CONTRIBUTORS; 1 INTRODUCTION AND OVERVIEW; 2 UNDERSTANDING ROLES OF MICROBES IN MARINE PELAGIC FOOD WEBS: A BRIEF HISTORY; 3 BACTERIAL AND ARCHAEAL COMMUNITY STRUCTURE AND ITS PATTERNS; 4 GENOMICS AND METAGENOMICS OF MARINE PROKARYOTES; 5 PHOTOHETEROTROPHIC MARINE PROKARYOTES; 6 ECOLOGY AND DIVERSITY OF PICOEUKARYOTES; 7 ORGANIC MATTER-BACTERIA INTERACTIONS IN SEAWATER; 8 PHYSIOLOGICAL STRUCTURE AND SINGLE-CELL ACTIVITY IN MARINE BACTERIOPLANKTON; 9 HETEROTROPHIC BACTERIAL RESPIRATION; 10 RESOURCE CONTROL OF BACTERIAL DYNAMICS IN THE SEA; 11 PROTISTAN GRAZING ON MARINE BACTERIOPLANKTON12 MARINE VIRUSES: COMMUNITY DYNAMICS, DIVERSITY AND IMPACT ON MICROBIAL PROCESSES; 13 MOLECULAR ECOLOGICAL ASPECTS OF NITROGEN FIXATION IN THE MARINE ENVIRONMENT; 14 NITROGEN CYCLING IN SEDIMENTS; INDEX
• Sommario/riassunto: ""I would strongly recommend it for library purchase and the reading list of advanced students in this field.""-Microbiology Today, May 2009 Nearly a decade since its landmark publication, this book has been thoroughly revised in this valuable new edition Like the successful first edition, Microbial Ecology of the Oceans, Second Edition is unique and fills a void in the rapidly growing fields of marine microbiology, microbial ecology, and microbial oceanography. Here, a carefully selected team of international experts explores issues of enduring importan