proceedings of the IUBS/IUMS Workshop held at Egham, UK, 10-13 August 1993 in support of the IUBS/UNESCO/SCOPE "DIVERSITAS" programme IUBS/IUMS Workshop (1993 : Egham, England) creator Allsopp, D. Colwell, Rita R. 1934- Hawksworth, D. L. text Wallingford, Oxon, UK CAB International in association with United Nations Environment Programme c1995 monographic xi, 482 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. 1. The Microbial Species Concept and Biodiversity / R. R. Colwell, R. A. Clayton, B. A. Ortiz-Conde, D. Jacobs and E. Russek-Cohen -- 2. The Microorganisms: A Concept in Need of Clarification or One Now to be Rejected? / G. A. Zavarzin -- 3. Described and Estimated Species Numbers: An Objective Assessment of Current Knowledge / P. M. Hammond -- 4. Approaches to the Comprehensive Evaluation of Prokaryote Diversity of a Habitat / J. M. Tiedje -- 5. Identifying and Culturing the 'Unculturables': A Challenge for Microbiologists / N. Ward, F. A. Rainey, B. Goebel and E. Stackebrandt -- 6. A Neglected Carbon Sink? Biodegradation of Rocks / W. E. Krumbein -- 7. Lichens in Southern Hemisphere Temperate Rainforest and Their Role in Maintenance of Biodiversity / D. J. Galloway -- 8. Mineral Cycling by Microorganisms: Iron Bacteria / D. B. Johnson -- 9. The Potential Importance of Biodiversity in Environmental Biotechnology Applications: Bioremediation of PAH-contaminated Soils and Sediments / P. H. Pritchard, I. G. Mueller, S. E. Lantz and D. L. Santavy -- 10. Bacterial Diversity and Ecosystem Maintenance: An Overview / A. Bianchi and M. Bianchi -- 11. Ecological Role of Microphytic Soil Crusts in Arid Ecosystems / S. D. Warren -- 12. The Diversity of Microorganisms Associated with Marine Invertebrates and Their Roles in the Maintenance of Ecosystems / D. L. Santavy -- 13. Fungi, a Vital Component of Ecosystem Function in Woodland / A. D. M. Rayner -- 14. Molecular Biology of Alkaliphiles / T. Hamamoto and K. Horikoshi -- 15. Thermophilic Fungi in Desert Soils: A Neglected Extreme Environment / J. Mouchacca -- 16. Biodiversity of the Rock Inhabiting Microbiota with Special Reference to Black Fungi and Black Yeasts / C. Urzi, U. Wollenzien, G. Criseo and W. E. Krumbein -- 17. Statistics, Biodiversity and Microorganisms / E. Russek-Cohen and D. Jacobs -- 18. Traditional Methods of Detecting and Selecting Functionally Important Microorganisms from the Soil and the Rhizosphere / F. A. A. M. de Leij, J. M. Whipps and J. M. Lynch -- 19. Problems in Measurements of Species Diversity of Macrofungi / E. Arnolds -- 20. Inventorying Microfungi on Tropical Plants / P. M. Kirk -- 21. Viral Biodiversity / M. H. V. Van Regenmortel -- 22. Exploration of Prokaryotic Diversity Employing Taxonomy / J. Swings -- 23. International Biodiversity Initiatives and the Global Biodiversity Assessment (GBA) / V. H. Heywood -- 24. Living Reference Collections / H. Sugawara and Jun-Cai Ma -- 25. Dried Reference Collections as a Microbiological Resource / D. W. Minter -- 26. Microorganisms, Indigenous Intellectual Property Rights and the Convention on Biological Diversity / J. Kelley -- 27. Extent and Development of the Human Resource / E. J. DaSilva -- 28. Biodiversity Information Transfer: Some Existing Initiatives and How to Link Them / B. Kirsop and V. Canhos -- 29. Indigenous Rhizobia Populations in East and Southern Africa: A Network Approach / N. K. N. Karanja, P. L. Woomer and S. Wangaruro -- 30. Progress in the Synthesis and Delivery of Information on the Diversity of Known Bacteria / J. G. Holt, M. I. Krichevsky and T. Bryant. edited by D. Allsopp, R.R. Colwell and D.L. Hawksworth. Includes bibliographical references and index. Biodiversity Congresses Microbiology Biotic communities Congresses Microorganisms Congresses QR135 .M53 1995 0851988989 UOEL 000 20150305100204.0 000