Processes in Microbial Ecology

Processes in Microbial Ecology offers a compelling look into the roles of microbes and viruses in biogeochemical and ecological processes occurring in soils, fresh water, and the ocean. Microbes such as bacteria, archaea, and fungi are the most numerous organisms on the planet and mediate nearly all steps in all elemental cycles, most importantly, the carbon cycle.

The book begins by introducing the microbes, where they live, and how environmental conditions shape their complex communities....