Methods for the examination of organismal diversity in soils and sediments

Author(s)

• Hall, G. S. (Geoffrey S.)
• Lasserre, Pierre
• Hawksworth, D. L.
• C.A.B. International
• Unesco
• International Union of Biological Sciences

Bibliographic Information

Methods for the examination of organismal diversity in soils and sediments

edited by Geoffrey S. Hall ; project coordinators, Pierre Lasserre and David L. Hawksworth

CAB International in association with United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and the International Union of Biological Sciences (IUBS), c1996

Note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

Our lack of knowledge of the organisms dwelling in soils and sediments and of their roles in ecological processes, constitutes a major barrier to understanding how ecosystems operate. This topic has both academic and applied relevance. Thus, in order to forecast the implications of perturbations in a site on both the species present and ecosystem functioning, whether direct (e.g. pollution or physical disturbance) or indirect (e.g. climate change), methods need to be available that can be used to ascertain what organisms are present in a sample. This book provides an authoritative manual of the techniques now used for different organisms. It has been developed within the DIVERSITAS programme as part of a project initiated by the International Union of Biological Sciences (IUBS), supported by UNESCO. It covers both soil organisms and those inhabiting freshwater and marine sediments, from microbes (bacteria, algae, fungi, etc.) to macrofauna (earthworms, nematodes, molluscs, etc). The chapters are arranged by organismal groups and have been written by recognized specialists from the USA and Europe. The book makes a major contribution to the literature and will be indispensable for soil and aquatic biologists and ecologists, as well as those with a broader interest in biodiversity and environmental sciences.

Table of Contents

1: Heterotrophic Bacteria: The Cultivation Approach, J T Staley 2: Chemolithotrophic Bacteria, S K Haack 3: Actinomycetes, E M H Wellington and I K Toth 4: Cyanobacteria (Blue-Green Algae), B A Whitton 5: The Analysis of Non-Culturable Bacteria, J M Tiedje and J Zhou 6: Algae, J D Dodge and L E Shubert 7: Protozoa, J F Darbyshire, O R Anderson and A Rogerson 8: Dictyostelids and Myxomycetes in Soils, S L Stephenson and J C Cavender 9: Yeasts, J W Fell and C P Kurtzman 10: Zoosporic Fungi, G S Hall 11: Filamentous Fungi, P F Cannon 12: Arbuscular Mycorrhizas in Soils, J P Clapp, A H Fitter and J W Merryweather 13: Micro- and Macro- Arthropods in the Soil, J E Bater 14: Mites, D A Griffiths 15: Meiofauna in Marine and Freshwater Sediments, M Vincx 16: Rotifers, P A Rublee 17: Turbellarians, E R Schockaert 18: Nematodes in Soils, D J Hunt and P De Ley 19: Land and Freshwater Molluscs and Crustaceans, M B Seddon and P G Oliver 20: Earthworms, S W James 21: Marine Macrofauna: Polychaetes, Molluscs, Crustaceans, A S Y Mackie and P G Oliver 22: Burrowing Mega- and Macrofauna from Marine Sediments: the Minor Groups, J D McKenzie

by "Nielsen BookData"

• NCID: BA37055874
• ISBN:
  • 0851991491
• LCCN: 97121166
• Country Code: uk
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: Wallingford, Oxon, UK ; New York, NY, USA
• Pages/Volumes: xii, 307 p.
• Size: 24 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : S593
  • DC21 : 631.4/6
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Soils -- Analysis
  • LCSH : Sediments (Geology) -- Analysis
  • LCSH : Soil microbiology