Microbial Ecology of Tropical Soils

Ademir Sérgio Ferreira de Araújo, Márcia do Vale Barreto Figueiredo (Herausgeber)

Buch | Hardcover

332 Seiten

2011
Nova Science Publishers Inc (Verlag)
978-1-61728-505-9 (ISBN)

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Microbial ecology is the interrelationship between micro-organisms and their environment. Due to the high level of horizontal gene transfer among microbial communities, microbial ecology is also of importance to studies of evolution. This book identifies the theory and applications of an integrated approach to microbial ecology of tropical soil.

Microbial ecology is the interrelationship between micro-organisms and their environment. Due to the high level of horizontal gene transfer among microbial communities, microbial ecology is also of importance to studies of evolution. The micro-organisms, by their omnipresence, impact the entire biosphere. They present important functions in the soil, as nutrient cycling and the degradation of pollutant. Additionally, soil micro-organisms promote other important functions for environmental sustainability. This book identifies the theory and applications of an integrated approach to microbial ecology of tropical soil.

Foreword; Nitrogen Fixing Symbioses Adapted to Contaminated Soils; Use of Nitrogen-Fixing Legume Trees to Revegetate Degraded Lands; Legume Nodule Oxidative Stress & N2 Fixation Efficiency; Analysis of Microbial Diversity to Monitor the Impacts of Soil Use on Brazilian Soils; Molecular Microbial Ecology & Conservation: A Molecular Approach; The Modulation of Cultivable Bacterial Diversity Due to Introduction of Bacteria & DNA in Tropical Soil Microcosms; Biodiversity & the Potential of PGPR: Plant-Microorganism Interactions; Antimicrobial Substances Produced by Paenibacillus polymyxa, P. brasilensis & P. peoriae against Phytopathogenic Microorganisms; Biofertilizers from Phosphate & Potash Rocks with Acidithiobacillus & Organic Matter Enriched by Free Living Diazotrophic Bacteria; Free Living Soil Fungi: Interaction with Heavy Metals & Plant Growth Promoting Activities; Glomalin as an Indicator of Mycorrhizae in Tropical Agroecosystems; Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi in Degraded Areas; Ecology of Soil Yeast; Effects of Heavy Metal & Metalloid Contamination on the Soil Microbial Response: An Overview; Index.

Zusatzinfo	Illustrations
Verlagsort	New York
Sprache	englisch
Maße	260 x 180 mm
Gewicht	876 g
Themenwelt	Technik ► Umwelttechnik / Biotechnologie
ISBN-10	1-61728-505-6 / 1617285056
ISBN-13	978-1-61728-505-9 / 9781617285059
Zustand	Neuware