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100	1		_aKirk, Matthew F. _eauthor
245	0	0	_aMicrobiology for Earth Scientists _cMatthew Kirk
264		2	_aMinneapolis, MN _bOpen Textbook Library
264		1	_a[Place of publication not identified] _bNew Prairie Press _c2024.
264		4	_c©2023.
300			_a1 online resource
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
490	0		_aOpen textbook library.
505	0		_aPreface -- Part 1: Microbes and Microbial Reactions -- Part 2: Environmental Controls on Microorganisms -- Part 3: Impacts of Microbial Activities -- Apendix A: Thermodynamic Data for Select Reactions -- Table of Figures
520	0		_aMicroorganisms are the most abundant form of life on Earth and in recent decades it has become increasingly clear that their collective activities are one of the dominant forces shaping the Earth. This book provides earth scientists with an introduction to microbiology and a look at the ways microorganisms are important to their area of expertise. The first part of this book summarizes some basic information about microorganisms, including a discussion of their diversity, physical properties, and metabolisms. From there, the second and third portions of the book are organized around the two-way interactions between microorganisms and their environments. The second portion of the book considers the ways that environmental conditions help determine distributions of microbial activity, including chapters focused on thermodynamic, kinetic, and biological factors. The third and final portion of the book examines the impacts of microbes on their environments. These impacts are placed within the context of earth system science, with chapters focused on impacts to the lithosphere, atmosphere, and hydrosphere. In these chapters, emphasis is placed on microbial impacts to greenhouse gas levels and the quality of water resources, underscoring the relevance of microbiology to environmental concerns of keen interest in the earth science community and beyond. This book is specifically designed for earth science students and can provide a helpful free resource for students in Geomicrobiology courses. However, portions of the book can also have value for students and professionals from any field who are interested in environmental microbiology.
542	1		_fAttribution-NonCommercial
546			_aIn English.
588	0		_aDescription based on online resource
650		0	_aScience _vTextbooks
650		0	_aBiology _vTextbooks
710	2		_aOpen Textbook Library _edistributor
856	4	0	_uhttps://open.umn.edu/opentextbooks/textbooks/1595 _zAccess online version
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