
Microbial Ecology, 1st Edition
$287.81
- Hardcover
448 pages
- Release Date
20 September 2011
Summary
This book covers the ecological activities of microbes in the biosphere with an emphasis on microbial interactions within their environments and communities
In thirteen concise and timely chapters, Microbial Ecology presents a broad overview of this rapidly growing field, explaining the basic principles in an easy-to-follow manner. Using an integrative approach, it comprehensively covers traditional issues in ecology as well as cutting-edge content at the intersection of ecol…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780470048177 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0470048174 |
| Author: | Larry L. Barton, Diana E. Northup |
| Publisher: | John Wiley and Sons Ltd |
| Imprint: | Wiley-Blackwell |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 448 |
| Edition: | 1st |
| Release Date: | 20 September 2011 |
| Weight: | 975g |
| Dimensions: | 254mm x 176mm x 28mm |
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About The Author
Larry L. Barton
Larry L. Barton studies the physiological activities of environmentally important microorganisms, focusing on energetics of bacterial inorganic metabolism and bacterial bioremediation. Larry has been the instructor of the course in General Microbiology for over 30 years. The author of five previous books, he was the founding editor and the initial editor-in chief of the international journal Anerobe, begun in 1995 and now published by Academic Press. Most recently, he published a college textbook on bacterial physiology.
Diana E. Northup investigates the microorganisms that inhabit caves throughout the world. Her research was featured on the Nova episode, “Mysterious Life of Caves.” Within the Department of Biology at UNM, she gives lectures, directs undergraduate students in research, supervises a postdoctoral fellow, and, currently, she is mentoring a doctoral student in microbial ecology of a cave in southern New Mexico.
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