TY - BOOK AU - Barton,Larry AU - Northrup,Diana E. TI - Microbial ecology SN - 9781118015827 AV - QR100 .B37 2011eb U1 - 579/.17 22 PY - 2011/// CY - Hoboken, N.J. PB - Wiley-Blackwell KW - Microbial ecology KW - SCIENCE KW - Life Sciences KW - Biology KW - Microbiology KW - bisacsh KW - fast KW - Electronic books KW - local N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Frontmatter -- Color Plates -- Microbial Ecology: Beginnings and the Road Forward -- Diversity of Microorganisms -- Complexity and Simplicity of Cell Systems -- The Microbial Habitat: An Ecological Perspective -- The how of Microbial Ecology Studies -- Microbeb6sMicrobe Interactions -- Interactions Between Microorganisms and Plants -- INTERACTIONS BETWEEN MICROORGANISMS AND ANIMALS -- Living Together: Microbial Communities -- Microbial Processes Contributing to Biogeochemical Cycles -- Microbes at Work in Nature: Biomineralization and Microbial Weathering -- Decomposition of Natural Compounds -- Microbes at Work: Bioremediation -- Index N2 - "Microbial Ecology presents a broad overview of microbial ecology while providing numerous special features to assist students, teachers, and the professional reader. Information boxes in each of the sixteen chapters highlight specific microbial ecology issues of particular interest. Included in the text, also, is a glossary and key words. The book covers a selected reading list for each chapter; a special section in each chapter on "microbial spotlights" that focus on the latest work and findings of scientists from around the world; and exercises that promote critical thinking."--Provided by publisher; "Microbial Ecology is a text and reference book for upper-level undergraduate students and graduate students in microbiology, ecology, environmental science, and environmental engineering"--Provided by publisher UR - http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/book/10.1002/9781118015841 ER -