Systems Biogeochemistry of Major Marine Biomes

Systems Biogeochemistry of Major Marine Biomes
A comprehensive system-level discussion of the geomicrobiology of the Earth’s oceans

In  Systems Biogeochemistry of Major Marine Biomes, a team of distinguished  researchers delivers a systemic overview of biogeochemistry across a  number of major physiographies of the global ocean: the waters and  sediments overlying continental margins; the deep sub-surfaces; the  Arctic and Antarctic oceans; and the physicochemical extremes such as  the hypersaline and sulfidic marine zones, cold methane seeps and  hydrothermal ecosystems.

The book explores state-of-the-art  advances in marine geomicrobiology and investigates the drivers of  biogeochemical processes. It highlights the imperatives of the unique,  fringe, and cryptic processes while studying the geological  manifestations and ecological feedbacks of in situ microbial  metabolisms. Taking a holistic approach toward the understanding of  marine biogeochemical provinces, this book emphasizes the centrality of  culture-dependent and culture-independent (meta-omics-based)  microbiological information within a systems biogeochemistry framework.

 Perfect for researchers and scientists in the fields of geochemistry,  geophysics, geomicrobiology, oceanography, and marine science, Systems  Biogeochemistry of Major Marine Biomes will also earn a place in the  libraries of policymakers and advanced graduate students seeking a  one-stop reference on marine biogeochemistry.