Microbiome Community Ecology Fundamentals and Applications
This book reviews the mechanisms, patterns, and processes that regulate prokaryotic diversity through different habitats in the context of evolutionary and ecological hypotheses, principles, and theories. Despite the tremendous role of prokaryotic diversi
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Muhammad Saleem
Microbiome Community Ecology Fundamentals and Applications With Contributions by M. Brian Traw and Zahida H. Pervaiz
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Muhammad Saleem The University of Kentucky Lexington, Kentucky USA
ISSN 2192-4759 ISSN 2192-4767 (electronic) SpringerBriefs in Ecology ISBN 978-3-319-11664-8 ISBN 978-3-319-11665-5 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-11665-5 Library of Congress Control Number: 2014955350 Springer Cham Heidelberg New York Dordrecht London © Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2015 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. Printed on acid-free paper Springer is part of Springer Science+Business Media (www.springer.com)
Preface
In 2007, when I started my PhD, I was motivated to apply ecology theory to understand the functioning of microbial diversity. Though having a background in agriculture, soil and environmental microbiology, I could not understand completely whether and how I can apply ecology theory to the microbial world. Probably because I did not know exactly what by “ecology theory” was in the first place. Is it something similar to Einstein’s theory of special relativity, with well-defined theories and assumptions? No, this was not the case. Later on, while going through a myriad of microbial and ecological literature, I realize
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