Microbial Ecology of the Oceans (eBook)

David L. Kirchman, PhD, is the former editor-in-chief of the journal Limnology and Oceanography and has published over 100 papers in microbiologyand the marine sciences. He is an internationally recognized authority in microbial ecology and biological oceanography.

Preface.

Contributors.

1. Introduction and Overview (David L. Kirchman).

2. Understanding Roles of Microbes in Marine Pelagic Food Webs: A Brief History (Evelyn Sherr and Barry Sherr).

3. Bacterial and Archaeal Community Structure and Its Patterns (Jed A. Fuhrman and Åke Hagström).

4. Genomics and Metagenomics of Marine Prokaryotes (Mary Ann Moran).

5. Photoheterotrophic Marine Prokaryotes (Oded Béjà and Marcelino T. Suzuki).

6. Ecology and Diversity of Picoeukaryotes (Alexandra Z. Worden and Fabrice Not).

7. Organic Matter-Bacteria Interactions in Seawater (Toshi Nagata).

8. Physiological Structure and Single-Cell Activity in Marine Bacterioplankton (Paul A. del Giorgio and Josep M. Gasol).

9. Heterotrophic Bacterial Respiration (Carol Robinson).

10. Resource Control of Bacterial Dynamics in the Sea (Matthew J. Church).

11. Protistan Grazing On Marine Bacterioplankton (Klaus Jürgens and Ramon Massana).

12. Marine Viruses: Community Dynamics, Diversity and Impact on Microbial Processes (Mya Breitbart, Mathias Middelboe, and Forest Rohwer).

13. Molecular Ecological Aspects of Nitrogen Fixation in the Marine Environment (Jonathan P. Zehr and Hans W. Paerl).

14. Nitrogen Cycling in Sediments (Bo Thamdrup and Tage Dalsgaard).

Summary.

References.

Index.

"It is written for the reader with a solid background in biology and would be wonderful supplemental reading at the graduate level, with helpful definition boxes throughout and outlined summaries at the end of every chapter. The book is a well-rounded discourse of the advanced topics in marine microbial ecology. The second edition is highly recommended for professionals and graduate students in this field." (Environ Earth Sci, 2011)

"Given the state of flux in the field, this volume is the closest one can get to a classic textbook, and will be a must for students and researchers, but also for anyone interested in comparing the current state of consensus in microbial ecology with the status quo in the adjoining fields of plankton, benthos, and fish ecology." (The Quarterly Review of Biology, September 2010)"I would strongly recommend it for library purchase and the reading list of advanced students in this field." (Microbiology Today, May 2009)

"This book and its predecessor are valuable, critical overviews of the state of marine microbial ecology. They are the best current analysis of a growing and important discipline." (Oceanography, December 2008)