LEADER 03229nam 2200565 450 001 9910467389803321 005 20200923020339.0 010 $a3-11-041914-9 010 $a3-11-041904-1 024 7 $a10.1515/9783110419047 035 $a(CKB)3850000000000932 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC4911710 035 $a(DE-B1597)450656 035 $a(OCoLC)999373648 035 $a(DE-B1597)9783110419047 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL4911710 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr11419437 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL1024465 035 $a(OCoLC)999636376 035 $a(EXLCZ)993850000000000932 100 $a20170822h20172017 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $2rdacontent 182 $2rdamedia 183 $2rdacarrier 200 04$aThe biology of arid soils /$fBlaire Steven, editor 210 1$aBerlin, [Germany] ;$aBoston, [Massachusetts] :$cDe Gruyter,$d2017. 210 4$dİ2017 215 $a1 online resource (198 pages) $cillustrations (some color), photographs 225 1 $aLife in Extreme Environments,$x2197-9227 ;$vVolume 4 311 $a3-11-041998-X 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index. 327 $tFrontmatter -- $tPreface -- $tContents -- $tContributing authors -- $t1. An Introduction to Arid Soils and Their Biology -- $t2. Soils in Arid and Semiarid Environments: the Importance of Organic Carbon and Microbial Populations. Facing the Future -- $t3. Water Potential as a Master Variable for Atmosphere-Soil Trace Gas Exchange in Arid and Semiarid Ecosystems -- $t4. Microbiology of Antarctic Edaphic and Lithic Habitats -- $t5. Bryophyte and Lichen Diversity on Arid Soils: Determinants and Consequences -- $t6. Fungal Diversity, Community Structure and Their Functional Roles in Desert Soils -- $t7. Limits of Photosynthesis in Arid Environments -- $t8 The Response of Arid Soil Communities to Climate Change -- $t9. Artificial Soils as Tools for Microbial Ecology -- $tIndex 330 $aSoils have been called the most complex microbial ecosystems on Earth. A single gram of soil can harbor millions of microbial cells and thousands of species. However, certain soil environments, such as those experiencing dramatic change exposing new initial soils or that are limited in precipitation, limit the number of species able to survive in these systems. In this respect, these environments offer unparalleled opportunities to uncover the factors that control the development and maintenance of complex microbial ecosystems. This book collects chapters that discuss the abiotic factors that structure arid and initial soil communities as well as the diversity and structure of the biological communities in these soils from viruses to plants. 410 0$aLife in extreme environments (Walter de Gruyter & Co.) ;$vVolume 4. 606 $aArid soils 606 $aSoil biology 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aArid soils. 615 0$aSoil biology. 676 $a631.4/6 702 $aSteven$b Blaire 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910467389803321 996 $aThe biology of arid soils$92446096 997 $aUNINA