The microbiology of terrestrial ecosystems
Emphasizing the role of soil organisms, especially fungi and bacteria, in maintaining productive and stable ecosystems, this book addresses the imbalance found in most ecological texts, which often neglect microorganisms. It stresses the inter-relationship between soil microbes and plants in functional activities such as the capture and transfer of energy and the circulation of chemical elements in ecological systems. It begins with a review of basic concepts followed by a description of the soil as a living entity, including its physical and chemical characteristics, and the life forms found within it. Organic matter mineralization is treated in the context if energy flow and carbon turnover in the biosphere. Also covered are mineral cycling, the microbiology of the rhizosphere, mycorrhiza, root nodule symbiosis, and the cycling of nutrients in the soil-plant-atmosphere system.
- OSTI ID:
- 5770095
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEMS
BIOGEOCHEMISTRY
BIOLOGY
SOIL CHEMISTRY
BACTERIA
BIOCHEMISTRY
BIOSPHERE
ENERGY TRANSFER
FUNGI
MICROORGANISMS
MINERAL CYCLING
MINERALIZATION
NUTRIENTS
ORGANIC MATTER
REVIEWS
ROOTS
SYMBIOSIS
CHEMISTRY
DOCUMENT TYPES
ECOSYSTEMS
ENVIRONMENT
GEOCHEMISTRY
PLANTS
510100* - Environment
Terrestrial- Basic Studies- (-1989)