This well-referenced, inquiry-driven text presents an up-to-date and comprehensive understanding of the emerging field of environmental microbiology. INDICE: Foreword. 1. Significance, History, and Challenges of Environmental Microbiology. 2. Formation of the Biosphere: Key biogeochemical and evolutionary events. 3. Physiological Ecology: Resource Exploitation by Microorganisms. 4. A Survey of the Earth's Microbial Habitats. 5. Microbial Diversity: Who is here and how do we know? . 6. Generating and Interpreting Information in Environmental Microbiology: Methods and Their Limitations. 7. Microbial Biogeochemistry: A Grand Synthesis. 8. Special and Applied Topics in Environmental Microbiology. 9. Future Frontiers in Environmental Microbiology. Glossary.
- ISBN: 978-1-4051-3647-1
- Editorial: Blackwell
- Encuadernacion: Cartoné
- Páginas: 479
- Fecha Publicación: 01/04/2008
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés