Microbiology of Oceans and Estuaries (eBook)

Front Cover 1
Microbiology of Oceans and Estuaries 4
Copyright Page 5
Contents 8
Preface 6
CHAPTER I. INTRODUCTION 14
Marine microbiology as a discipline 14
Microbes in primitive aqueous systems 17
Why marine microbiology 23
Some general considerations 28
Development of marine microbiology 29
Significance of marine microbiology in oceanography 40
Significance of marine microbiology in marine biology 49
CHAPTER II. MARINE MICROORGANISMS (BACTERIA AND FUNGI) 54
Taxonomic considerations 54
CHAPTER III. MARINE MICROORGANISMS (THE ALGAE) 84
Taxonomic difficulties among the algae 84
Nutrition of marine algae (general considerations) 92
The Cyanophyceae, Myxophyceae or blue-green algae 99
The Diatoms 104
The Flagellates 118
CHAPTER IV. MARINE MICROORGANISMS (COLORLESS PROTOZOA) 130
The Sarcodina 130
The Ciliata 134
CHAPTER V. MICROBIAL SYMBIOSES 138
Bacterial Symbioses 138
Algal Symbioses 139
Zooxanthellae 140
CHAPTER VI. THE ROLE OF MICROORGANISMS IN THE WATER 146
The Marine Environment 146
The relation of microorganisms to the oceanic environments 153
CHAPTER VII. MICROORGANISMS IN THE ESTUARIES 195
Definition of an estuary 195
Characteristics of estuaries 196
The protoplankton community 206
The epiphytic community 207
The benthic community 209
Microbes in the estuarine food webs 217
CHAPTER VIII. SOME ECONOMIC ASPECTS OF WATER MICROBIOLOGY 219
Microbial fouling of submerged surfaces 219
Marine borer and microbiology 233
Microbial corrosion in aqueous environments 234
The rotting of cordage and fixed structures 236
CHAPTER IX. FURTHER ECONOMIC ASPECTS 239
Microbial fermentations in marine products 239
Fish spoilage 241
CHAPTER X. SOME GEOBIOLOGICAL ASPECTS 274
Microorganisms in paleontology 274
The chemical and ecological importance of microorganisms 275
Products of microbial activity 281
Nutrient cycles in the sea (summaries) 284
GLOSSARY OF TERMS 286
REFERENCES 294
INDEX 320