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- The introductory volume in the new and exciting book series Advances in Environmental Microbiology
- Written by eminent scientists
- Richly illustrated throughout
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Part of the book series: Advances in Environmental Microbiology (AEM, volume 1)
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This volume summarizes recent advances in environmental microbiology by providing fascinating insights into the diversity of microbial life that exists on our planet. The first two chapters present theoretical perspectives that help to consolidate our understanding of evolution as an adaptive process by which the niche and habitat of each species develop in a manner that interconnects individual components of an ecosystem. This results in communities that function by simultaneously coordinating their metabolic and physiologic actions. The third contribution addresses the fossil record of microorganisms, and the subsequent chapters then introduce the microbial life that currently exists in various terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems. Coverage of the geosphere addresses endolithic organisms, life in caves and the deep continental biosphere, including how subsurface microbial life may impact spent nuclear fuel repositories. The discussion of the hydrosphere includes hypersaline environments and arctic food chains. By better understanding examples from the micro biosphere, we can elucidate the many ways in which the niches of different species, both large and small, interconnect within the overlapping habitats of this world, which is governed by its microorganisms.
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Book Title: Their World: A Diversity of Microbial Environments
Editors: Christon J. Hurst
Series Title: Advances in Environmental Microbiology
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-28071-4
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2016
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-28069-1Published: 11 May 2016
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-80266-4Published: 26 May 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-28071-4Published: 02 May 2016
Series ISSN: 2366-3324
Series E-ISSN: 2366-3332
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XV, 381
Number of Illustrations: 27 b/w illustrations, 36 illustrations in colour
Topics: Microbial Ecology, Microbiology, Marine & Freshwater Sciences, Ecosystems