Beyond the Biomass: Compositional and Functional Analysis of Soil Microbial Communities

by K. Ritz (Editor), John Dighton

Many soil microbiologists believe that the biomass concept needs extending to acknowledge the diversity of microbial form and function which exists within the total microbial pool. The main thrust of this book is to provide an international forum to report and discuss contemporary ideas in relation to characterizing complex microbial communities and their funtional analysis, especially in regards to nutrient cycling.

290 pages, Hardcover

First published September 1, 1994