This is an introduction to the core concepts and principles of microbial ecology and the role of micro-organisms in ecosystems, using examples from all types of environment. The book's coverage includes: environments of special interest, such as biofilms, rainforests, food microbiology and the major nutrients; the interactions between microbes, plants and animals; survival strategies and selection in extreme environments; and the use of field work compared with laboratory investigations, and the experimental versus mathematical modelling.
- ISBN10 0582209900
- ISBN13 9780582209909
- Publish Date 28 February 2005
- Publish Status Cancelled
- Out of Print 18 October 2003
- Publish Country GB
- Publisher Pearson Education Limited
- Imprint Prentice-Hall
- Format Paperback
- Pages 192
- Language English