Microbial diversity and ecosystem function :
Microbial diversity and ecosystem function : proceedings of the IUBS/IUMS Workshop held at Egham, UK, 10-13 August 1993 in support of the IUBS/UNESCO/SCOPE "DIVERSITAS" programme /
edited by D. Allsopp, R.R. Colwell and D.L. Hawksworth.
- Wallingford, Oxon, UK : CAB International in association with United Nations Environment Programme, c1995
- xi, 482 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The Microbial Species Concept and Biodiversity / The Microorganisms: A Concept in Need of Clarification or One Now to be Rejected? / Described and Estimated Species Numbers: An Objective Assessment of Current Knowledge / Approaches to the Comprehensive Evaluation of Prokaryote Diversity of a Habitat / Identifying and Culturing the 'Unculturables': A Challenge for Microbiologists / A Neglected Carbon Sink? Biodegradation of Rocks / Lichens in Southern Hemisphere Temperate Rainforest and Their Role in Maintenance of Biodiversity / Mineral Cycling by Microorganisms: Iron Bacteria / R. R. Colwell, R. A. Clayton, B. A. Ortiz-Conde, D. Jacobs and E. Russek-Cohen -- G. A. Zavarzin -- P. M. Hammond -- J. M. Tiedje -- N. Ward, F. A. Rainey, B. Goebel and E. Stackebrandt -- W. E. Krumbein -- D. J. Galloway -- D. B. Johnson -- 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. The Potential Importance of Biodiversity in Environmental Biotechnology Applications: Bioremediation of PAH-contaminated Soils and Sediments / Bacterial Diversity and Ecosystem Maintenance: An Overview / Ecological Role of Microphytic Soil Crusts in Arid Ecosystems / The Diversity of Microorganisms Associated with Marine Invertebrates and Their Roles in the Maintenance of Ecosystems / Fungi, a Vital Component of Ecosystem Function in Woodland / Molecular Biology of Alkaliphiles / Thermophilic Fungi in Desert Soils: A Neglected Extreme Environment / Biodiversity of the Rock Inhabiting Microbiota with Special Reference to Black Fungi and Black Yeasts / P. H. Pritchard, I. G. Mueller, S. E. Lantz and D. L. Santavy -- A. Bianchi and M. Bianchi -- S. D. Warren -- D. L. Santavy -- A. D. M. Rayner -- T. Hamamoto and K. Horikoshi -- J. Mouchacca -- C. Urzi, U. Wollenzien, G. Criseo and W. E. Krumbein -- 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. Statistics, Biodiversity and Microorganisms / Traditional Methods of Detecting and Selecting Functionally Important Microorganisms from the Soil and the Rhizosphere / Problems in Measurements of Species Diversity of Macrofungi / Inventorying Microfungi on Tropical Plants / Viral Biodiversity / Exploration of Prokaryotic Diversity Employing Taxonomy / International Biodiversity Initiatives and the Global Biodiversity Assessment (GBA) / Living Reference Collections / Dried Reference Collections as a Microbiological Resource / Microorganisms, Indigenous Intellectual Property Rights and the Convention on Biological Diversity / Extent and Development of the Human Resource / E. Russek-Cohen and D. Jacobs -- F. A. A. M. de Leij, J. M. Whipps and J. M. Lynch -- E. Arnolds -- P. M. Kirk -- M. H. V. Van Regenmortel -- J. Swings -- V. H. Heywood -- H. Sugawara and Jun-Cai Ma -- D. W. Minter -- J. Kelley -- E. J. DaSilva -- 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. Biodiversity Information Transfer: Some Existing Initiatives and How to Link Them / Indigenous Rhizobia Populations in East and Southern Africa: A Network Approach / Progress in the Synthesis and Delivery of Information on the Diversity of Known Bacteria / B. Kirsop and V. Canhos -- N. K. N. Karanja, P. L. Woomer and S. Wangaruro -- J. G. Holt, M. I. Krichevsky and T. Bryant. 28. 29. 30.
0851988989
Biodiversity--Microbiology--Congresses.
Biotic communities--Congresses.
Microorganisms--Congresses.
QR135 / .M53 1995
QH541.15.B56I73 / 1993
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The Microbial Species Concept and Biodiversity / The Microorganisms: A Concept in Need of Clarification or One Now to be Rejected? / Described and Estimated Species Numbers: An Objective Assessment of Current Knowledge / Approaches to the Comprehensive Evaluation of Prokaryote Diversity of a Habitat / Identifying and Culturing the 'Unculturables': A Challenge for Microbiologists / A Neglected Carbon Sink? Biodegradation of Rocks / Lichens in Southern Hemisphere Temperate Rainforest and Their Role in Maintenance of Biodiversity / Mineral Cycling by Microorganisms: Iron Bacteria / R. R. Colwell, R. A. Clayton, B. A. Ortiz-Conde, D. Jacobs and E. Russek-Cohen -- G. A. Zavarzin -- P. M. Hammond -- J. M. Tiedje -- N. Ward, F. A. Rainey, B. Goebel and E. Stackebrandt -- W. E. Krumbein -- D. J. Galloway -- D. B. Johnson -- 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. The Potential Importance of Biodiversity in Environmental Biotechnology Applications: Bioremediation of PAH-contaminated Soils and Sediments / Bacterial Diversity and Ecosystem Maintenance: An Overview / Ecological Role of Microphytic Soil Crusts in Arid Ecosystems / The Diversity of Microorganisms Associated with Marine Invertebrates and Their Roles in the Maintenance of Ecosystems / Fungi, a Vital Component of Ecosystem Function in Woodland / Molecular Biology of Alkaliphiles / Thermophilic Fungi in Desert Soils: A Neglected Extreme Environment / Biodiversity of the Rock Inhabiting Microbiota with Special Reference to Black Fungi and Black Yeasts / P. H. Pritchard, I. G. Mueller, S. E. Lantz and D. L. Santavy -- A. Bianchi and M. Bianchi -- S. D. Warren -- D. L. Santavy -- A. D. M. Rayner -- T. Hamamoto and K. Horikoshi -- J. Mouchacca -- C. Urzi, U. Wollenzien, G. Criseo and W. E. Krumbein -- 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. Statistics, Biodiversity and Microorganisms / Traditional Methods of Detecting and Selecting Functionally Important Microorganisms from the Soil and the Rhizosphere / Problems in Measurements of Species Diversity of Macrofungi / Inventorying Microfungi on Tropical Plants / Viral Biodiversity / Exploration of Prokaryotic Diversity Employing Taxonomy / International Biodiversity Initiatives and the Global Biodiversity Assessment (GBA) / Living Reference Collections / Dried Reference Collections as a Microbiological Resource / Microorganisms, Indigenous Intellectual Property Rights and the Convention on Biological Diversity / Extent and Development of the Human Resource / E. Russek-Cohen and D. Jacobs -- F. A. A. M. de Leij, J. M. Whipps and J. M. Lynch -- E. Arnolds -- P. M. Kirk -- M. H. V. Van Regenmortel -- J. Swings -- V. H. Heywood -- H. Sugawara and Jun-Cai Ma -- D. W. Minter -- J. Kelley -- E. J. DaSilva -- 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. Biodiversity Information Transfer: Some Existing Initiatives and How to Link Them / Indigenous Rhizobia Populations in East and Southern Africa: A Network Approach / Progress in the Synthesis and Delivery of Information on the Diversity of Known Bacteria / B. Kirsop and V. Canhos -- N. K. N. Karanja, P. L. Woomer and S. Wangaruro -- J. G. Holt, M. I. Krichevsky and T. Bryant. 28. 29. 30.
0851988989
Biodiversity--Microbiology--Congresses.
Biotic communities--Congresses.
Microorganisms--Congresses.
QR135 / .M53 1995
QH541.15.B56I73 / 1993