Overview
- Provides a thorough overview of important physiological microbial groups in Antarctica
- Discovers how microorganisms shape the Antarctic environment
- Gives an insight into Antarctic science and the ecology of extreme environments
Part of the book series: Springer Polar Sciences (SPPS)
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Table of contents (13 chapters)
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Front Matter
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The Role of Microorganisms in the Biogeochemical Cycles in Antarctica
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Invasive Colonization and Human Perturbations in Antarctic Microbial Ecosystems
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The Ecological Roles of Microorganisms Inhabiting Specific Antarctic Niches
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Keywords
- Antarctic microbes and microbial ecology
- Nutrient cycling in the Antarctic
- Trophic ecology in extreme environments
- Physiology and metabolism of microbes
- Role of Antarctic bacteria/cynobacteria
- microbial physiological groups
- microbial drivers in Antarctic aquatic environments
- Microbial ecology of Antarctic aquatic systems
- physiological groups of bacteria
- climate change impacts
About this book
This book provides up-to-date multidisciplinary information regarding microbial physiological groups in terms of their role in the Antarctic ecology. How do microorganisms shape the Antarctic environment? The book presents a thorough overview of the most important physiological microbial groups or microbial systems that shape the Antarctic environment. Each microbial model is described in terms of their physiology and metabolism, and their role in the Antarctic environmental sustainability. The individual chapters prepare readers for understanding the relevance of the microbial models from both an historical perspective, and considering the latest developments. This book will appeal to researchers and teachers interested in the Antarctic science, but also to students who want to understand the role of microbes in the ecology of extreme environments.
Editors and Affiliations
About the editor
Dr. Susana Castro-Sowinski is Ph.D. in Chemistry and has completed her academic training at the Department of Plant Pathology and Microbiology, Robert Smith Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Environment in Rehovot, Israel. Currently, she is Associate Professor at the Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Section, Faculty of Sciences, Universidad de la República, in Montevideo, Uruguay, and member of the Researcher National System (SNI), the Program for Developing Basic Sciences (PEDECIBA) and the Editorial Board of Symbiosis (Springer) and Environmental Sustainability (Springer). Her specific area of research has been the molecular-plant microbe interaction, but currently, she is exploring a new area of research, focusing her work on the microbial ecology of Antarctic systems and the development of biotechnological products using the genetic material of Antarctic microorganisms.
Professor Castro-Sowinski has 40 research papers published in international journals, six book chapters and has edited one book. She has tutored many postgraduate students in the areas of the potential use of microorganisms in the development of the biotechnological application. She also teaches biochemistry and biotechnology for graduate students in three different courses (Biochemistry, Introductory Course to Antarctic Research and Antarctic Summer School; Faculty of Sciences, Universidad de la República).
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: The Ecological Role of Micro-organisms in the Antarctic Environment
Editors: Susana Castro-Sowinski
Series Title: Springer Polar Sciences
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-02786-5
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Earth and Environmental Science, Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2019
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-02785-8Published: 28 January 2019
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-02786-5Published: 11 January 2019
Series ISSN: 2510-0475
Series E-ISSN: 2510-0483
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XV, 298
Number of Illustrations: 13 b/w illustrations, 55 illustrations in colour
Topics: Microbiology, Climate Change/Climate Change Impacts, Microbial Ecology, Ecosystems