Bacterial Biogeochemistry:The Ecophysiology of Mineral Cycling

作者：Tom Fenchel, Gary M. King, Thomas Henry Blackburn · 年份：1998 · 被引用次数：374 · 研究领域：Global Energy and Sustainability Research、Sustainability and Ecological Systems Analysis、Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis

Preface. Introduction. General Considerations: Bacterial Metabolism. Bioenergetics of Microbial Metabolism. Transport Mechanisms and Structure of Microbial Communities. Mineral Cycles: Hydrolysis of Organic Polymers. Comparison of Element Cycles. The Water Column: Prokaryotic Primary Producers. Water Column Bacteria and Mineralisation. Biogeochemical Cycling in Soils: Soil Water as a Master Variable. Responses to Plant Organic Matter. Responses of Soil Biogeochemistry to Disturbance and Change. Aquatic Sediments: Comparison of Freshwater and Marine Sediments. The Carbon Cycle. The Nitrogen Cycle. The Phosphorus Cycle. Manganese and Iron. Microbial Mats and Stratified Water Columns: Mats Based on Colourless Sulfur Bacteria. Cyanobacterial Mats. Other Types of Mats. Stratified Water Columns. Symbiotic Systems: The Role of Symbiosis in the Biosphere. Symbiotic Polymer Degradation. Symbiotic Nitrogen Fixation. Autotrophic Bacteria as Symbionts. Biogeochemistry and Extreme Environments. Microbial Biogeochemical Cycling and the Atmosphere: The Atmosphere as an Elemental Reservoir. Atmospheric Structure and Evolution. Synopsis of Trace Gas Biogeochemistry and Linkages to Climate Change. Trace Gas Dynamics and Climate Change: An Analysis of Methane Production and Consumption. Summary and Conclusion. Origins and Evolution of Biogeochemical Cycles: Biogeochemical Cycles and Thermodynamics. Pre-Biotic Earth and Mineral Cycles. Theoretical Perspectives on the Origin of Life. Evolution of...