Microbial Ecology of the Oceans

Richly illustrated with black-and-white photographs and drawings, and complemented with a comprehensive list of additional reading for each chapter, this important new edition provides readers with current information in the fields of marine microbiology and microbial ecology.

This book fills a void in the rapidly growing fields of marine microbiology, microbial ecology, and microbial oceanography. In addition to drawing on the long history of microbiology, the contributors also include discussions of the latest advances in biological and chemical oceanography to examine the role of microbes and viruses in the oceans.

It is designed for students and researchers in biological and chemical oceanography, geochemistry, marine chemistry, freshwater ecology, and general microbiology. It is also appropriate for professionals and advanced students in related fields.

Issues covered include:

• Genomes and metagenomes of marine microbes
• Microbial evolution, as revealed by molecular techniques
• Microbes in carbon budgets and cycles
• Viruses and grazers of bacteria
• Microbes and N cycle reactions in sediments
• The role of microbes in food web dynamics
• Biogeochemical cycles in the ocean

Platform:

OvidSP

Publisher:

Wiley

Product Type:

Book

Author:

Kirchman, David L.; Mitchell, Ralph

ISBN:

978-0-47-004344-8

Specialty:

• Microbiology

Language:

English

Edition:

2nd

Pages:

620

Publication Year:

2008