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Understanding Terrestrial Microbial Communities

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  • © 2019

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Editors:
  1. Christon J. Hurst

    1. Universidad del Valle, Santiago de Cali, Valle, Colombia

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  • Provides new insights into terrestrial microbial processes as a key factor in maintaining life on earth
  • Enhances readers’ understanding of how community structure relates to microbial involvement in geoengineering and biogeochemical processes
  • Written by leading experts in the field

Part of the book series: Advances in Environmental Microbiology (AEM, volume 6)

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Table of contents (9 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiii
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  2. Carbon Cycle Implications of Soil Microbial Interactions

    • Kelly I. Ramin, Steven D. Allison
    Pages 1-29

  3. Qualitative and Quantitative Aspects of the Modern Nitrogen Cycle

    • Aaron L. Mills
    Pages 31-63

  4. Integrating Soil Microbiology into Ecosystem Science

    • David A. Lipson, Xiaofeng Xu
    Pages 65-102

  5. Environmental Systems Biology Approach to Bioremediation

    • Terry C. Hazen
    Pages 103-127

  6. Systems and Methods for Studying Microbial Processes and Communities in Landfills

    • Joseph E. Weaver, Ling Wang, Francis L. de los Reyes III, Morton A. Barlaz
    Pages 129-150

  7. Microbial Community Dynamics During the Composting Process of Animal Manure as Analyzed by Molecular Biological Methods

    • Nozomi Yamamoto, Yutaka Nakai
    Pages 151-172

  8. Effects of Land Use and Restoration on Soil Microbial Communities

    • Vicky L. McKinley
    Pages 173-242

  9. Microbial Communities in Salt Marsh Systems and Their Responses to Anthropogenic Pollutants

    • Jonna M. Coombs
    Pages 243-287

  10. Dirt and Disease: The Ecology of Soil Fungi and Plant Fungi That Are Infectious for Vertebrates

    • Christon J. Hurst
    Pages 289-405
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This book presents a summary of terrestrial microbial processes, which are a key factor in supporting healthy life on our planet. The authors explain how microorganisms maintain the soil ecosystem through recycling carbon and nitrogen and then provide insights into how soil microbiology processes integrate into ecosystem science, helping to achieve successful bioremediation as well as safe and effective operation of landfills, and enabling the design of composting processes that reduce the amount of waste that is placed in landfills. The book also explores the effect of human land use, including restoration on soil microbial communities and the response of wetland microbial communities to anthropogenic pollutants. Lastly it discusses the role of fungi in causing damaging, and often lethal, infectious diseases in plants and animals.

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  • Universidad del Valle, Santiago de Cali, Valle, Colombia

    Christon J. Hurst

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​Christon J. Hurst

Cincinnati, Ohio, USA 

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Universidad del Valle, Santiago de Cali, Valle, Colombia

e-mail: christonjhurst@fuse.net

























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