Microbiology of the everglades ecosystem / editors, James A. Entry, Nutrigrown LLC. 7389, Washington Boulevard, Suite 102, Elkridge Maryland 21075, Andrew Gottlieb, Harvard Dr., Lake Worth, FL, USA, Krish Jayachandran, Department of Environment

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Entry, James A., editor.

Gottlieb, Andrew (Andrew D.), editor.

Jayachandran, K. V., editor.

Ogram, Andrew, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Swamp ecology--Florida--Everglade.

Swamp ecology.

Soil microbial ecology--Florida--Everglades.

Soil microbial ecology.

Soils--Organic compound content--Florida--Everglades.

Soils.

Everglades (Fla.).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (498 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Boca Raton, Florida : Taylor & Francis, [2015]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Importance of Microorganisms to the Everglades EcosystemAndrew D. Gottlieb, James A. Entry, Andrew Ogram and Krish JayachandranABIOTIC FACTORS THAT INFLUENCE WATER AND SOIL MICROORGANISMSWater Quality in the Everglades Protection AreaJames A. Entry and Andrew D. GottliebSpatial Distribution of Soil Nutrients in the Everglades Protection AreaTodd Z. Osborne, Susan Newman, K. Ramesh Reddy, L. Rex Ellis and Michael S. RossMercury Mass Budget Estimates and Cycling in the Florida EvergladesGuangliang Liu, Yong Cai, Georgio Tachiev and Leonel LagosSea Level Rise in the Everglades: Plant-Soil-Microbi

Contents:

Cover; Preface; Contents; Chapter 1: Importance of Microorganisms to the Everglades Ecosystem; Section I: Abiotic Factors that Influence Water and Soil Microorganisms; Chapter 2: Water Quality in the Everglades Protection Area; Chapter 3: Spatial Distribution of Soil Nutrients in the Everglades Protection Area; Chapter 4: Mercury Mass Budget Estimates and Cycling in the Florida Everglades; Chapter 5: Sea Level Rise in the Everglades: Plant-Soil-Microbial Feedbacks in Response to Changing Physical Conditions; Section II: Periphyton

Chapter 6: The Importance of Species-Based Microbial Assessment of Water Quality in Freshwater Everglades WetlandsChapter 7: Changes in Hydrology, Nutrient Loading and Conductivity in the Florida Everglades, and Concurrent Effects on Periphyton Community Structure and Function; Chapter 8: The Role of Periphyton Mats in Consumer Community Structure and Function in Calcareous Wetlands: Lessons from the Everglades; Chapter 9: Nitrogenase Activity in Everglades Periphyton: Patterns, Regulators and Use as an Indicator of System Change

Chapter 10: Structure and Function of Cyanobacterial Mats in Wetlands of BelizeChapter 11: Biological Indicators of Changes in Water Quality and Habitats of the Coastal and Estuarine Areas of the Greater Everglades Ecosystem; Chapter 12: Epiphytic Diatoms along Phosphorus and Salinity Gradients in Florida Bay (Florida, USA), an Illustrated Guide and Annotated Checklist; Chapter 13: Pigment-Based Chemotaxonomy and its Application to Everglades Periphyton; Chapter 14: Detecting Calcareous Periphyton Mats in the Greater Everglades Using Passive Remote Sensing Methods

Section III: Microbiology of the EvergladesChapter 15: The Microbial Ecology of Mercury Methylation and Demethylation in the Florida Everglades; Chapter 16: Methanogens within the Sawgrass Communities of the Everglades and Biscayne Bay Watersheds; Chapter 17: Ecological Perspective on the Associations of Syntrophic Bacteria, Methanogens and Methanotrophs in the Florida Everglades WCA-2A Soils; Chapter 18: Potential for Biological Control of Invasive Plants in the Everglades Ecosystem using Native Microorganisms

Chapter 19: Algal Toxin Degradation by Indigenous Bacterial Communities in the Everglades RegionChapter 20: Closing Thoughts on the Role of Microbial Ecology in Management and Monitoring of the Greater Everglades Ecosystem; Appendices to Chapter 13; Color Plate Section

Notes:

A CRC title.

A Science Publishers book.

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-429-06792-5

9780429067921

OCLC:

910542763