Format:
Online-Ressource (digital)
ISBN:
9783540742319
Series Statement:
Soil Biology 13
Content:
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 a range of fascinating environments from permafrost to Martian soils. The book includes chapters on basic research in addition to applications in biotechnology and bioremediation.
Content:
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.
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
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Front Matter; The Microbiological Promises of Extreme Soils; Microbial Diversity, Life Strategies, and Adaptation to Life in Extreme Soils; Extreme Views on Prokaryote Evolution; Biodiversity: Extracting Lessons from Extreme Soils; Halophilic and Halotolerant Micro-Organisms from Soils; Atacama Desert Soil Microbiology; Microbial Communities and Processes in Arctic Permafrost Environments; Aerobic, Endospore-Forming Bacteria from Antarctic Geothermal Soils; Peatland Microbiology; Subsurface Geomicrobiology of the Iberian Pyritic Belt; The Potential for Extant Life in the Soils of Mars
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Bacteriology of Extremely Cold Soils Exposed to Hydrocarbon PollutionMicrobiology of Oil-Contaminated Desert Soils and Coastal Areas in the Arabian Gulf Region; Microbial Communities in Fire-Affected Soils; Endophytes and Rhizosphere Bacteria of Plants Growing in Heavy Metal-Containing Soils; Interactions of Fungi and Radionuclides in Soil; Back Matter
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9783540742302
Additional Edition:
Buchausg. u.d.T. Microbiology of extreme soils Berlin : Springer, 2008 ISBN 9783540742302
Language:
English
Subjects:
General works
Keywords:
Bodenmikrobiologie
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Extremophiler Mikroorganismus
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Bodenmikrobiologie
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Extremophiler Mikroorganismus
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Aufsatzsammlung
DOI:
10.1007/978-3-540-74231-9
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