Microbial life in the cryosphere and its feedback on global change

Frontmatter -- Preface -- Contents -- Contributing authors -- 1 Microbial carbon dioxide and methane turnover and the permafrost carbon feedback -- 2 Functional response of microbial communities to permafrost thaw -- 3 Genomic inventory of permafrost microorganisms -- 4 Microbial nitrogen cycling in...
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Frontmatter -- Preface -- Contents -- Contributing authors -- 1 Microbial carbon dioxide and methane turnover and the permafrost carbon feedback -- 2 Functional response of microbial communities to permafrost thaw -- 3 Genomic inventory of permafrost microorganisms -- 4 Microbial nitrogen cycling in permafrost soils: implications for atmospheric chemistry -- 5 Methanosarcina soligelidi – a multi-resistant archaeon from Siberian permafrost -- 6 Biochemical adaptations to the permafrost environment: lipolytic enzymes from Psychrobacter cryohalolentis K5T -- 7 Microbial ecology of mountain permafrost: The Alps -- 8 Microbial ecology of Alpine frozen ground: the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau -- 9 Microbial assemblies of Arctic freshwater systems -- 10 Plant-associated microbes in the Arctic -- 11 The cryoconite biome -- 12 Glacial surfaces: functions and biogeography -- 13 Microbial dynamics in forefield soils following glacier retreat -- Index Ausführliche Beschreibung