UID:
almahu_9948616471002882
Format:
1 online resource (553 p.)
Edition:
3rd ed.
ISBN:
1-281-00368-9
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9786611003685
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0-08-047514-0
Content:
Now in its third edition, this classic textbook includes basic concepts and applications in agriculture, forestry, environmental science, and a new section entirely devoted to ecology. This revised and updated edition guides students through biochemical and microbial processes in soils and introduces them to microbial processes in water and sediments. Soil Microbiology, Ecology, and Biochemistry serves as an invaluable resource for students in biogeochemistry, soil microbiology, soil ecology, sustainable agriculture, and environmental amelioration.NEW TO THIS EDITION:* New s
Note:
Rev. ed. of: Soil microbiology and biochemistry / E.A. Paul, F.E. Clark. 1989.
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Front Cover; Soil Microbiology, Ecology, and Biochemistry; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Contributors; Preface; PART I: BACKGROUND; CHAPTER 1. SOIL MICROBIOLOGY, ECOLOGY, AND BIOCHEMISTRY IN PERSPECTIVE; GENERAL HISTORY AND SCOPE; SOIL MICROBIOLOGY; SOIL ECOLOGY; SOIL BIOCHEMISTRY; IN PERSPECTIVE; REFERENCES AND SUGGESTED READING; CHAPTER 2. THE SOIL HABITAT; INTRODUCTION; SOIL GENESIS AND FORMATION OF THE SOIL HABITAT; PHYSICAL ASPECTS OF SOIL; SOIL HABITAT SCALE AND OBSERVATION; REFERENCES AND SUGGESTED READING; PART II: SOIL BIOTA
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CHAPTER 3. PHYSIOLOGICAL AND BIOCHEMICAL METHODS FOR STUDYING SOIL BIOTA AND THEIR FUNCTIONINTRODUCTION; SCALE OF INVESTIGATIONS AND COLLECTION OF SAMPLES; STORAGE AND PRETREATMENT OF SAMPLES; MICROBIAL BIOMASS; SIGNATURE MOLECULES AS A MEASURE OF MICROBIAL BIOMASS AND MICROBIAL COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; PHYSIOLOGICAL ANALYSES; ACTIVITIES AND LOCATIONS OF ENZYMES; FUNCTIONAL DIVERSITY; REFERENCES AND SUGGESTED READING; CHAPTER 4. MOLECULAR METHODS FOR STUDYING SOIL ECOLOGY; INTRODUCTION; TYPES AND STRUCTURES OF NUCLEIC ACIDS; USE OF NUCLEIC ACID ANALYSES FOR SOIL ECOLOGY STUDIES
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DIRECT MOLECULAR ANALYSIS OF SOIL BIOTABIOSENSORS AND MARKER GENE TECHNOLOGIES; EXTRACTION OF NUCLEIC ACIDS (DNA/RNA); CHOOSING BETWEEN DNA AND RNA FOR SOIL ECOLOGY STUDIES; ANALYSIS OF NUCLEIC ACID EXTRACTS; PARTIAL COMMUNITY ANALYSES-PCR-BASED ASSAYS; LEVEL OF RESOLUTION; OTHER FACTORS THAT MAY AFFECT MOLECULAR ANALYSES; SUMMARY; REFERENCES; CHAPTER 5. THE PROKARYOTES; INTRODUCTION; PHYLOGENY; GENERAL FEATURES OF PROKARYOTES; CELL STRUCTURE; METABOLISM AND PHYSIOLOGY; BIODEGRADATION CAPACITY; DIFFERENTIATION, SECONDARY METABOLISM, AND ANTIBIOTIC PRODUCTION; CONCLUSIONS
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REFERENCES AND GENERAL READINGCHAPTER 6. FUNGI AND EUKARYOTIC ALGAE; INTRODUCTION; CLASSIFICATION, CHARACTERISTICS, AND ECOLOGICAL ROLES IN SOIL; REFERENCES AND SUGGESTED READING; CHAPTER 7. FAUNA: THE ENGINE FOR MICROBIAL ACTIVITY AND TRANSPORT; INTRODUCTION; THE MICROFAUNA; ROTIFERA; NEMATODA; MICROARTHROPODS; ENCHYTRAEIDS; MACROFAUNA; SUMMARY; REFERENCES; PART III: CONCEPTS AND INTERACTIONS; CHAPTER 8. THE ECOLOGY OF SOIL ORGANISMS; INTRODUCTION; MECHANISMS THAT DRIVE COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; ECOSYSTEM DYNAMICS; CONCLUSION; REFERENCES AND SUGGESTED READING
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CHAPTER 9. THE PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY OF SOIL ORGANISMSINTRODUCTION; METABOLIC CLASSIFICATIONS OF SOIL ORGANISMS; EXAMPLES OF SOIL MICROBIAL TRANSFORMATIONS; HOW CAN THE MICROBIAL CONTRIBUTIONS BE VIEWED IN A SIMPLIFIED AND UNIFIED CONCEPT?; REFERENCES; CHAPTER 10. THE ECOLOGY OF PLANT-MICROBIAL MUTUALISMS; INTRODUCTION; ROOTS AS AN INTERFACE FOR PLANT-MICROBIAL MUTUALISMS; MYCORRHIZAL SYMBIOSES; SYMBIOSES INVOLVING N-FIXING ORGANISMS; INTERACTIONS AMONG MUTUALISTS; INTERACTIONS WITH PATHOGENS; IMPLICATIONS FOR PLANT POPULATIONS AND COMMUNITIES; CHALLENGES IN THE STUDY OF INTERACTIONS
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CONCLUSIONS
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English
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0-12-546807-5
Language:
English
