Ecosystem ecology and geochemistry of Cuatro Cienegas : how to survive in an extremely oligotrophic site /: how to survive in an extremely oligotrophic site. (2018)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Editors, Felipe García-Oliva, James Elser and Valeria Souza.
• Editors: García-Oliva, Felipe; Elser, James; Souza, Valeria
• Contents: Intro; Preface; Contents; Chapter 1: Carbon, Nitrogen, and Phosphorus in Terrestrial Pools: Where Are the Main Nutrients Located in the Grasslands of the Cuatro Ciénegas Basin?; Introduction; Materials and Methods; Study Area; Sampling; Laboratory Analyses; Data Analyses; Results; Nutrients in Above- and Belowground Grass Biomass; Soil Nutrient and Ecosystem Nutrient Contents; Discussion; References; Chapter 2: Terrestrial N Cycling in an Endangered Oasis; N Cycle in Arid Lands; N Fixers and Denitrifiers in Soils with Different Water Availability N Fixers in Soils with Different Precipitation Regimes: The Case of Soil Crusts of Cold and Hot DesertsInfluence of the Rhizosphere on the Abundance of Microorganisms Involved in the N Cycle; References; Chapter 3: The Effect of Nutrients and N:P Ratio on Microbial Communities: Testing the Growth Rate Hypothesis and Its Extensions in Lagunita Pond (Churince); Introduction; Experiments/Tests; Methods; Results; Interpretations and Conclusions; References; Chapter 4: The Effect of Nutrient Availability on the Ecological Role of Filamentous Microfungi: Lessons from Elemental Stoichiometry IntroductionMaterials and Methods; Chemical Analyses of Mycelia, Water Samples, and Potato Dextrose Broth; Results and Discussion; Conclusions; References; Chapter 5: Life on a Stoichiometric Knife Edge: Biogeochemical Interactions and Trophic Interactions in Stromatolites in Rio Mesquites; Introduction; Experiments/Studies; Implications/Conclusions; References; Chapter 6: The Sulfur Cycle as the Gear of the "Clock of Life": The Point of Convergence Between Geological and Genomic Data in the Cuatro Cienegas Basin Oldest Evidence of Life on Earth: Stromatolites, Hydrothermal Vents, and Hot Springs - What Do They Have in Common?Using Sulfur in Early Life: Molecular and Genomic Evidence; Modern Distribution of Sulfur Metabolism Across the Tree of Life; Integrating the Sulfur Cycle Within the Microbial Mat Model; Capturing the Importance of Global Sulfur Cycle with a Single Value; Conclusions and Remarks; References; Chapter 7: Toward a Comprehensive Understanding of Environmental Perturbations in Microbial Mats from the Cuatro Cienegas Basin by Network Inference General Overview of CCB Hydrogeology and Its Aquifer OverexploitationThe Churince System: A Scenario for Our Study; Microbial Mats: A Biomarker to Understand Environmental Perturbation; Understanding Microbial Relationships by Network Inference; How Is the Loss of Water Affecting the Microbial Mats Within Churince Lagoon?; Network Community Structure Indicates Overlapping Niches Within Microbial Mats; Conclusions; References; Chapter 8: The Magnetotactic Bacteria of the Churince Lagoon at Cuatro Cienegas Basin; The Iron and Sulfur Cycles
• Publisher Details: Cham, Switzerland : Springer
• Publication Date: 2018
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 508.72; Life sciences; Biotic communities -- Mexico -- Cuatrociénegas; Ecology -- Mexico -- Cuatrociénegas; Ecological zones -- Mexico -- Cuatrociénegas; Geochemistry -- Mexico -- Cuatrociénegas; Natural history -- Mexico -- Cuatrociénegas; NATURE / Essays; NATURE / Reference; Science -- Earth Sciences -- Geology; Science -- Life Sciences -- Biology -- Microbiology; Science -- Earth Sciences -- Hydrology; Science -- Earth Sciences -- General; Geology & the lithosphere; Microbiology (non-medical); Hydrology & the hydrosphere; Geochemistry; Evolution (Biology); Geology; Microbiology; Hydraulic engineering; Geochemistry; Science -- Life Sciences -- Evolution; Evolution; Cuatrociénegas (Mexico) -- Ecology; Cuatrociénegas (Mexico) -- Microbiology; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783319958552; 3319958550
• Related ISBNs: 9783319958545
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed October 17, 2018).
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