Soils have been called the most complex microbial ecosystems on Earth. A single gram of soil can harbor millions of microbial cells and thousands of species. However, certain soil environments, such as those experiencing dramatic change exposing new initial soils or that are limited in precipitation, limit the number of species able to survive in these systems. In this respect, these environments offer unparalleled opportunities to uncover the factors that control the development and maintenance of complex microbial ecosystems. This book collects chapters that discuss the abiotic factors that structure arid and initial soil communities as well as the diversity and structure of the biological communities in these soils from viruses to plants.
Author(s): Ed. by Steven, Blaire With contrib. by Antoninka, Anita J. / Babin, Doreen / Bastida, Felipe / Bowker, Matthew A. / Büdel, Burkhard / Cowan, Don A. / de Scally, Storme Z / Eldridge, David J. / Garcia, Carlos / Green, T. G. Allan / Hemkemeyer, Michael / Hernandez, Teresa / King, Gary M. / Moreno, Jose Luis / Ndinga Muniania, Cedric / Porras-Alfaro, Andrea / Pronk, Geertje J. / Reed, Sasha / Smalla, Kornelia / Tebbe, Christoph C.
Series: Life in Extreme Environments 4
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Year: 2017
Language: English
Commentary: The only book that looks across different levels of biology and environments in arid soils as well as linking these to initial soils. Full color illustrations
Pages: 197
City: Berlin/Munich/Boston
Tags: Arid soils biology; arid fungi;
the_biol_of_arid_soils_front_cover......Page 1
The _Biol_arid_soils _frontmatter_ppI-IV......Page 2
The _Biol_arid_soils _preface_ppV-VI......Page 6
The _Biol_arid_soils _contents_ppVII-X......Page 8
The _Biol_arid_soils _authors_ppXI-XIV......Page 12
The_Biol_arid_soils_chapter_1-intro_pp1-14......Page 16
The _Biol_arid_soils _chapter_2_soils_pp15-30......Page 29
The _Biol_arid_soils _chapter_3_water_potential_pp31-46......Page 44
The _Biol_arid_soils _chapter_4_microbiol_antarctic_pp47-72......Page 59
The _Biol_arid_soils _chapter_5_bryos_lichens_pp73-96......Page 85
The _Biol_arid_soils _chapter_6_fungi_pp97-122......Page 109
The _Biol_arid_soils _chapter_7_limits_of_photosynthesis_pp123-138......Page 135
The _Biol_arid_soils _chapter_8_the_response_of_communities_pp139-158......Page 151
The _Biol_arid_soils _chapter_9_artif_soils_as_tools_for_microb_ecol_pp159-180......Page 171
The _Biol_arid_soils _chapter_10_index_pp181-184......Page 193
the_biol_of_arid_soils_back_cover......Page 197
