Understanding Terrestrial Microbial Communities

Christon J. Hurst Cincinnati, Ohio, USA and Universidad del Valle, Santiago de Cali, Valle, Colombia e-mail: christonjhurst@fuse.net

Carbon Cycle Implications of Soil Microbial Interactions.- Qualitative and Quantitative Aspects of the Modern Nitrogen Cycle.- Integrating Soil Microbiology into Ecosystem Science.- Environmental Systems Biology Approach to Bioremediation.- Systems and Methods for Studying Microbial Processes and Communities in Landfills.- Microbial Community Dynamics During the Composting Process of Animal Manure as Analyzed by Molecular Biological Methods.- Effects of Land Use and Restoration on Soil Microbial Communities.- Microbial Communities in Salt Marsh Systems and Their Responses to Anthropogenic Pollutants.- Dirt and Disease: The Ecology of Soil Fungi and Plant Fungi that are Infectious for Vertebrates.