An updated text exploring the properties of the soil microbial community
Today, the environmentally oriented specialties of microbiology are shifting from considering a single or a few microbial species to focusing on the entire microbial community and its interactions. The third edition of Soil Microbiology has been fully revised and updated to reflect this change, with a new focus on microbial communities and how they impact global ecology.
The third edition still provides thorough coverage of basic soil microbiology principles, yet the textbook also expands students' understanding of the role the soil microbial community plays in global environmental health and human health. They can also learn more about the techniques used to conduct analysis at this level.
Readers will benefit from the edition's expanded use of figures and tables as well as the recommendations for further reading found within each chapter.
* Considers the impact of environmental perturbations on microbial community structure as well as the implications for soil system functions
* Discusses the impact of soil microbial communities on food and health related issues
* Emphasizes the importance of soil microbial communities on the sustainability of terrestrial ecosystems and solutions to global issues
This third edition is a suitable text for those studying soil microbiology and soil ecology at the undergraduate or graduate level. It also serves as a valuable reference tool for professionals working in the fields of reclamation and soil management.
Autorentext
DR. TATE is Professor Emeritus at Rutgers University and held appointments in the Department of Environmental Sciences and the Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences Institute. The author conducted research at the leading edge of soil microbiology and taught soil microbiology and related courses. He is a fellow of the two leading scientific societies serving soil microbiologists (Soil Science Society of America, Agronomy Society). Dr. Tate served as the Editor-in-Chief of Soil Science and editor of the Journal of the Soil Science Society of America. At Rutgers, he was the Director of the undergraduate Environmental Science Program and Chair of the Department of Environmental Sciences.
Klappentext
The environmentally oriented specialties of microbiology are in the midst of a major paradigm shift from a focus on single or a few key microbial species to consideration of the entirety of the microbial community and its interactions. This fully revised and updated edition focuses on the importance of soil microbial communities to sustainability of terrestrial ecosystems and solutions to global problems. Basic principles are covered, and details of the finer points of processes and their implications have been updated. This is a one-of-a-kind reference for advanced students and professionals.
Zusammenfassung
An updated text exploring the properties of the soil microbial community
Today, the environmentally oriented specialties of microbiology are shifting from considering a single or a few microbial species to focusing on the entire microbial community and its interactions. The third edition of Soil Microbiology has been fully revised and updated to reflect this change, with a new focus on microbial communities and how they impact global ecology.
The third edition still provides thorough coverage of basic soil microbiology principles, yet the textbook also expands students' understanding of the role the soil microbial community plays in global environmental health and human health. They can also learn more about the techniques used to conduct analysis at this level.
Readers will benefit from the edition's expanded use of figures and tables as well as the recommendations for further reading found within each chapter.
- Considers the impact of environmental perturbations on microbial community structure as well as the implications for soil system functions
- Discusses the impact of soil microbial communities on food and health related issues
- Emphasizes the importance of soil microbial communities on the sustainability of terrestrial ecosystems and solutions to global issues
This third edition is a suitable text for those studying soil microbiology and soil ecology at the undergraduate or graduate level. It also serves as a valuable reference tool for professionals working in the fields of reclamation and soil management.
Inhalt
Preface xv
Introduction 1
1 Soil Ecosystems: Physical and Chemical Boundaries 5
1.1 Soil as an Ecosystem 11
1.1.1 Soil System Function 12
1.1.2 Soil Formation and the Microbial Community 15
1.1.3 Implications of Definition of the Soil Ecosystem 18
1.2 The Micro-ecosystem 19
1.2.1 Interaction of Individual Soil Components with the Biotic System 19
1.2.2 Aboveground and Belowground Communities and Soil Ecosystem Synergistic Development 31
1.3 The Macro-ecosystem 37
1.4 Concluding Comments 39
2 The Soil Ecosystem: Biological Participants 45
2.1 The Living Soil Component 45
2.1.1 Biological and Genetic Implications of Occurrence of Living Cells in Soil 46
2.1.2 Implications of Microbial Properties for Handling of Soil Samples 55
2.2 Measurement of Soil Microbial Biomass 56
2.2.1 Direct Counting Methods 58
2.2.2 ATP Measure of Soil Microbial Biomass 59
2.2.3 Soil Aerobic Respiration Measurements 60
2.2.4 Chloroform Fumigation (Extraction and Incubation) Technique 61
2.2.5 Limitations of Microbial Biomass Measurements 64
2.3 The Nature of Soil Inhabitants 65
2.4 Autecology and Soil Microbiology 66
2.4.1 Limitations to Autecological Research 67
2.4.2 Autecological Methods 67
2.4.3 PCR for Quantification of Soil Microbes 72
2.4.4 Expression of Population Density per Unit of Soil 78
2.4.5 Products of Soil Autecological Research 78
2.5 Principles and Products of Synecological Research 79
2.6 Interphase Between Study of Individual and Community Microbiology 80
2.7 Concluding Comments 81
3 Microbial Diversity of Soil Ecosystems 89
3.1 Classical Culture-Based Studies of Soil Microbial Diversity 90
3.1.1 Value of Culture-Based Studies of Soil Microbial Diversity 90
3.1.2 Limitations of Culture-Based Studies of Soil Microbial Diversity 90
3.1.3 The Challenge of Defining Bacterial Species 91
3.1.4 Alternatives to Bacterial Strain Isolation 92
3.2 Surrogate Measures of Soil Microbial Diversity 92
3.3 Diversity Surrogates: Physiological Profiling 93
3.3.1 Physiological Profiling of Isolates 93
3.3.2 Community-Level Physiological Profiling 94
3.3.3 Value of Community-Level Physiological Profiling 95
3.3.4 Limitations of Community Level Physiological Profiling 95
3.4 Diversity Surrogates: Phospholipid Fatty Acid Analysis 96
3.4.1 PLFA Analysis of Isolates 96
3.4.2 Community PLFA Analysis 97
3.4.3 Value of PLFA Analysis 98
3.4.4 Limitati…