The Biology of Arid Soils

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The Biology of Arid Soils

Edited by: Blaire Steven
With contributions by: Anita J. Antoninka , Doreen Babin , Felipe Bastida , Matthew A. Bowker , Burkhard Büdel , Don A. Cowan , Storme Z de Scally , David J. Eldridge , Carlos Garcia , T. G. Allan Green , Michael Hemkemeyer , Teresa Hernandez , Gary M. King , Jose Luis Moreno , Cedric Ndinga Muniania , Andrea Porras-Alfaro , Geertje J. Pronk , Sasha Reed , Kornelia Smalla and Christoph C. Tebbe

Language: English

Published/Copyright: 2017

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Volume 4 | Life in Extreme Environments

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Soils have been called the most complex microbial ecosystems on Earth. A single gram of soil can harbor millions of microbial cells and thousands of species. However, certain soil environments, such as those experiencing dramatic change exposing new initial soils or that are limited in precipitation, limit the number of species able to survive in these systems. In this respect, these environments offer unparalleled opportunities to uncover the factors that control the development and maintenance of complex microbial ecosystems. This book collects chapters that discuss the abiotic factors that structure arid and initial soil communities as well as the diversity and structure of the biological communities in these soils from viruses to plants.

The only book that looks across different levels of biology and environments in arid soils as well as linking these to initial soils
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Blaire Steven, New Haven, CT, USA.

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Preface
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1. An Introduction to Arid Soils and Their Biology
1
Blaire Steven

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2. Soils in Arid and Semiarid Environments: the Importance of Organic Carbon and Microbial Populations. Facing the Future
15
Carlos Garcia, J.L. Moreno, T. Hernandez and F. Bastida

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3. Water Potential as a Master Variable for Atmosphere–Soil Trace Gas Exchange in Arid and Semiarid Ecosystems
31
Gary M. King

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4. Microbiology of Antarctic Edaphic and Lithic Habitats
47
Thulani P. Makhalanyane, Storme Z. de Scally and Don A. Cowan

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5. Bryophyte and Lichen Diversity on Arid Soils: Determinants and Consequences
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Matthew A. Bowker, Burkhard Büdel, Fernando T. Maestre, Anita J. Antoninka and David J. Eldridge

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6. Fungal Diversity, Community Structure and Their Functional Roles in Desert Soils
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Andrea Porras-Alfaro, Cedric Ndinga Muniania, Paris S. Hamm, Terry J. Torres-Cruz and Cheryl R. Kuske

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7. Limits of Photosynthesis in Arid Environments
123
T.G. Allan Green

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8 The Response of Arid Soil Communities to Climate Change
139
Blaire Steven, Theresa A. McHugh and Sasha Reed

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9. Artificial Soils as Tools for Microbial Ecology
159
Doreen Babin, Michael Hemkemeyer, Geertje J. Pronk, Ingrid Kögel-Knabner, Christoph C. Tebbe and Kornelia Smalla

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Index
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eBook published on:

July 24, 2017

eBook ISBN:

9783110419047

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July 24, 2017

Hardcover ISBN:

9783110419986

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Front matter:

13

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183

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20

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30

Tables:

30

https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110419047

eBook ISBN: 9783110419047

Hardcover ISBN: 9783110419986

Keywords for this book

Microbiology; arid soils; initial soils; deserts; Ecology

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Research scientists and graduate students in microbiology, geomicrobiology, ecology, environmental sciences.

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The Biology of Arid Soils

Overview

About this book

Author / Editor information

Topics

Table of contents

Frontmatter

Preface

Contents

Contributing authors

1. An Introduction to Arid Soils and Their Biology

2. Soils in Arid and Semiarid Environments: the Importance of Organic Carbon and Microbial Populations. Facing the Future

3. Water Potential as a Master Variable for Atmosphere–Soil Trace Gas Exchange in Arid and Semiarid Ecosystems

4. Microbiology of Antarctic Edaphic and Lithic Habitats

5. Bryophyte and Lichen Diversity on Arid Soils: Determinants and Consequences

6. Fungal Diversity, Community Structure and Their Functional Roles in Desert Soils

7. Limits of Photosynthesis in Arid Environments

8 The Response of Arid Soil Communities to Climate Change

9. Artificial Soils as Tools for Microbial Ecology

Index

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