Microorganisms in Soils: Roles in Genesis and FunctionsFrancois Buscot, Ajit Varma Soils would not exist without the complex and heterogeneous activities of microorganisms. For the third volume of Soil Biology, an international board of renowned scientists shed light on the significant role of these organisms. The following key topics are covered: Microorganisms in bioerosion, humification, mineralization and soil aggregation; Microbial energetics and microbes in biogeochemical processes such as carbon and nitrogen cycles and phosphorus bio-availability; Interactions in the mycorrhizosphere, e.g. between mycorrhizal fungi and bacteria; Impact of microbes on plant nutrient cycling and the possible effects of transgenic rhizospheres on soil fungi; Functions of microbes in specific soil compartments such as soil surface or toxic metal polluted soils; Regulation of microbial activities in functional domains that are influenced by biotic or abiotic factors; Use of marker genes and isotopes as examples for modern techniques in soil microbiology. |
Contents
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Role of Microorganisms in Carbon Cycling in Soils | 7 |
1 | 18 |
7 | 47 |
1 | 57 |
Humification and Mineralization in Soils | 85 |
Mineralization and Humification | 91 |
Conclusions | 102 |
4 | 234 |
and PhosphateSolubilizing Bacteria 11 6 Interactions Between Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi | 242 |
Soil | 253 |
181 | 269 |
124 | 272 |
13 | 279 |
3 | 284 |
Regulation of Microbial Activities in Functional Domains | 291 |
5 | 107 |
3 | 110 |
Microbial Energetics in Soils | 121 |
References | 136 |
1 | 139 |
4 | 143 |
Function of Microbes in Specific Soil Compartments | 155 |
Contribution of Bacteria to Initial Input and Cycling of Nitrogen | 159 |
and Nitrite | 165 |
References | 172 |
2 | 177 |
3 | 179 |
279 | 190 |
Interactions Between Mycorrhizal Fungi and Bacteria | 195 |
4 | 201 |
References | 208 |
Valeria Bianciotto Mariangela Girlanda Alexandra Lazzari | 213 |
2 | 214 |
Production of Chemical Compounds in the Rhizosphere | 220 |
The Example of Mycorrhizas Integrative Considerations on Functions of Microorganisms | 224 |
1 | 226 |
Other editions - View all
Microorganisms in Soils: Roles in Genesis and Functions Francois Buscot,Ajit Varma Limited preview - 2004 |
Microorganisms in Soils: Roles in Genesis and Functions Francois Buscot,Ajit Varma No preview available - 2009 |
Microorganisms in Soils: Roles in Genesis and Functions Francois Buscot,Ajit Varma No preview available - 2010 |