Microbial Ecosystems of Antarctica (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780521544139)

This book provides a structured account of the full range of environments in Antarctica and of the microbial communities that live within them. Environments examined include: snow and ice; benthic marine; sea ice; lakes and streams; marginal ice; soil; the open ocean; rock. In the more extreme habitats of this region microscopic life forms constitute the entire biology of the habitat, but in all antarctic environments the microbial communities play a major and often dominant role in the transfer of carbon, nutrients and energy throughout the ecosystem. The book examines the major features of the chemical and physical environment in each habitat, and the influence of these features on the population structure and dynamics of their microbiota.

Author: Warwick F. Vincent
ISBN-10: 0521544130
ISBN-13: 9780521544139
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 03/11/2004
Pages: 320
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.26lbs
Size: 9.69h x 7.44w x 0.67d