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  • Microbial Ecosystems of Antarctica

    Microbial Ecosystems of Antarctica by Vincent, Warwick F.;

    Series: Studies in Polar Research;

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    Product details:

    • Edition number New ed
    • Publisher Cambridge University Press
    • Date of Publication 11 March 2004

    • ISBN 9780521544139
    • Binding Paperback
    • No. of pages320 pages
    • Size 247x190x18 mm
    • Weight 574 g
    • Language English
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    Short description:

    Examines the range of environments in Antarctica and the microbial communities that live within them.

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    Long description:

    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.

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    Table of Contents:

    Preface; 1. Introduction; 2. Snow and ice ecosystems; 3. Sea-ice ecosystems; 4. The marginal-ice zone; 5. The open ocean; 6. Benthic marine environments; 7. Lakes and streams; 8. Soil ecosystems; 9. Lithic ecosystems: the rock environments; 10. Microbial strategies in Antarctica; 11. Microbes and humans in Antarctica; Glossary; Appendixes; References; Index.

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