Microbial Diversity and Ecosystem Function

by Colwell Allsopp and Dennis Allsopp

Microorganisms are key components in the functioning of ecosystems and the importance of their role is being increasingly recognized. In this volume, more than thirty contributors, invited from around the world, cover a wide range of topics: the extent of microbial diversity, the impact of microorganisms on global ecology and nutrient cycling, microorganisms and ecosystem maintenance, extremophiles, inventorying and monitoring microorganisms and the...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0851988989
• ISBN13: 9780851988986
• Release Date: June 1995
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 496 Pages