Nitrogen is a requisite and highly demanded element for living organisms on Earth.
However, increasing human activities have greatly altered the global nitrogen cycle …

▪ Abstract Heterotrophic bacteria perform two major functions in the transformation of organic
matter: They produce new bacterial biomass (bacterial secondary production [BP]), and they …

Recently developed techniques for estimating bacterial biom! lSS and productivity indicate
that bacterial biomass In the sea Is related to phytoplankton ('Oncentration and that bacteria …

Throughout Earth history, almost all preserved organic matter has been incorporated in
marine sediments deposited under oxygenated waters along continental margins. Given …

This book describes the underlying water conditions and geologies that support viable
riparia, illustrates the ecological characteristics of riparia, and discusses how riparia are …

Ocean Biogeochemical Dynamics provides a broad theoretical framework upon which
graduate students and upper-level undergraduates can formulate an understanding of the …

La publicación de la tercera edición de Edafología para la agricultura y el medio ambiente,
viene a dar respuesta al interés demostrado en el mundo de habla española por la obra. La …

Uncovers the Key Role Microbes Play in the Transformation of Oxidizable and Reducible
MineralsMany areas of geomicrobial processes are receiving serious attention from …

Heterotrophic bacteria are thought to be important components of aquatic ecosystems in
several ways. These bacteria remineralize organic materials and convert some organic …

Eutrophication is one of the most severe and widespread forms of disturbance affecting
coastal marine systems. Whilst there are general models of effects on benthos, such as the …