New York: Marcel Dekker, 2002. — 614 pp. — (Series: Books in Soils, Plants, and the Environment). — ISBN: 0-8247-0614-5.The need to understand the biological processes that are important for essential aquatic and terrestrial ecosystem function has prompted much research into the field of ecological enzymology. This book presents the two broad areas of application in a compilation of reviews by 21 international experts in their respective fields. The first explores enzymatic activities to assess the processes or mechanisms that operate in a given system, such as the rhizosphere, plant leaves and shoots, soil surfaces, and biofilms. The second considers enzymes or microbial cells as sensors to detect microbial activity and stresses due to pollution, management, or climatic change in both aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems.Contents:
Enzyme Activities and Microbiological and Biochemical Processes in Soil (Paolo Nannipieri, Ellen Kandeler, and Pacifico Ruggiero).
Ecology of Microbial Enzymes in Lake Ecosystems (Ryszard Jan Chrost and Waldemar Siuda).
Ecological Significance of Bacterial Enzymes in the Marine Environment (Hans-Georg Hoppe, Carol Arnosti, and Gerhard F. Herndl).
Enzymes and Microorganisms in the Rhizosphere (David C. Naseby and James M. Lynch).
Enzymes in the Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Symbiosis (Jose Manuel Garcia-Garrido, Juan Antonio Ocampo, and Inmaculada Garcia-Romera).
Microbes and Enzymes Associated with Plant Surfaces (Ian P. Thompson and Mark J. Bailey).
Microbial Enzymes in the Biocontrol of Plant Pathogens and Pests (Leonid Chernin and Ilan Chet).
Microbiology and Enzymology of Carbon and Nitrogen Cycling (Robert L. Tate III).
Enzyme and Microbial Dynamics of Litter Decomposition (Robert L. Sinsabaugh, Margaret M. Carreiro, and Sergio Alvarez).
Fungal Communities, Succession, Enzymes, and Decomposition (Annelise H. Kjøller and Sten Struwe).
Enzyme Adsorption on Soil Mineral Surfaces and Consequences for the Catalytic Activity (Herve Quiquampoix, Sylvie Servagent-Noinville, and Marie-Helene Baron).
Microbes and Enzymes in Biofilms (Jana Jass, Sara K. Roberts, and Hilary M. Lappin-Scott).
Search for and Discovery of Microbial Enzymes from Thermally Extreme Environments in the Ocean (Jody W. Deming and John A. Baross).
Molecular Methods for Assessing and Manipulating the Diversity of Microbial Populations and Processes (Søren J. Sørensen, Julia R. de Lipthay, Anne Kirstine Muller, Tamar Barkay, Lars H. Hansen, and Lasse Dam Rasmussen).
Bioindicators and Sensors of Soil Health and the Application of Geostatistics (Ken Killham and William J. Staddon).
Hydrolytic Enzyme Activities to Assess Soil Degradation and Recovery (Tom W. Speir and Des J. Ross).
Enzymatic Responses to Pollution in Sediments and Aquatic Systems (Sabine Kuhbier, Hans-Joachim Lorch, and Johannes C. G. Ottow).
Microbial Dehalogenation Reactions in Microorganisms (Lee A. Beaudette, William J. Staddon, Michael B. Cassidy, Marc Habash, Hung Lee, and Jack T. Trevors).
Isolated Enzymes for the Transformation and Detoxification of Organic Pollutants (Liliana Gianfreda and Jean-Marc Bollag).
Enzyme-Mediated Transformations of Heavy Metals/Metalloids: Applications in Bioremediation (Robert S. Dungan and William T. Frankenberger, Jr.).
Enzymes in Soil: Research and Developments in Measuring Activities (M. Ali Tabatabai and Warren A. Dick).
