Diversity and Benefits of Microorganisms from the Tropics
This book addresses the diversity of tropical microorganisms and its applications in agriculture, renewable energy production and environmental protection. It covers several tropical habitats such as rain forests, mangroves, sea and river waters and descr
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rsity and Benefits of Microorganisms from the Tropics
Diversity and Benefits of Microorganisms from the Tropics
João Lucio de Azevedo • Maria Carolina Quecine Editors
Diversity and Benefits of Microorganisms from the Tropics
Editors João Lucio de Azevedo College of Agriculture “Luiz de Queiroz” University of São Paulo (ESALQ/USP) Piracicaba, Brazil
Maria Carolina Quecine College of Agriculture “Luiz de Queiroz” University of São Paulo (ESALQ/USP) Piracicaba, Brazil
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Foreword
Animal life is, on the whole, far more abundant and more varied within the tropics than in any other part of the globe, and a great number of peculiar groups are found there which never extend into temperate regions — A.R. Wallace, 1876
Tropical ecosystems are major reservoirs of biological diversity on our planet, as observed by the great naturalist A.R. Wallace more than a century ago. Does the tropical abundance of biological diversity extend to microorganisms? With the recent availability of rigorous methods for characterizing microbial communities, the tremendous diversity of microorganisms in tropical environments is now also evident. Microorganisms compose a large proportion of biological diversity on Earth, and have fundamental roles in the structure and function of ecosystems around the globe. This book provides new insights into the roles of microorganisms in a range of tropical environments, including rainforests, mangroves, sav
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