The Biology of Arid Soils /

Soils have been called the most complex microbial ecosystems on Earth. A single gram of soil can harbor millions of microbial cells and thousands of species. However, certain soil environments, such as those experiencing dramatic change exposing new initial soils or that are limited in precipitation...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Steven, Blaire
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Berlin ; Boston : De Gruyter, [2017]
Colección:Life in extreme environments ; 4.
Temas:
Arid soils.
Soil biology.
Aridisols.
Sols > Biologie.
NATURE / Ecology.
Arid soils
Soil biology
(Produktform)Electronic book text
(Zielgruppe)Fachpublikum/ Wissenschaft
(BISAC Subject Heading)NAT010000
(BISAC Subject Heading)SCI045000: SCI045000 SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Biology / Microbiology
(BISAC Subject Heading)SCI020000: SCI020000 SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Ecology
(BISAC Subject Heading)NAT038000: NAT038000 NATURE / Natural Resources
(BISAC Subject Heading)NAT011000: NAT011000 NATURE / Environmental Conservation & Protection
initial soils
arid soils
deserts
Microbiology
(VLB-WN)9672
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Preface
  • Contents
  • Contributing authors
  • 1. An Introduction to Arid Soils and Their Biology
  • 2. Soils in Arid and Semiarid Environments: the Importance of Organic Carbon and Microbial Populations. Facing the Future
  • 3. Water Potential as a Master Variable for Atmosphere-Soil Trace Gas Exchange in Arid and Semiarid Ecosystems
  • 4. Microbiology of Antarctic Edaphic and Lithic Habitats
  • 5. Bryophyte and Lichen Diversity on Arid Soils: Determinants and Consequences
  • 6. Fungal Diversity, Community Structure and Their Functional Roles in Desert Soils
  • 7. Limits of Photosynthesis in Arid Environments
  • 8 The Response of Arid Soil Communities to Climate Change
  • 9. Artificial Soils as Tools for Microbial Ecology
  • Index.

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