Role of Microbes in Ecosystem Processes and Environmental Management explores microbial ecology and its impact on ecosystem processes while also highlighting the latest advancements in the application of microbes in environmental management and other industries. The book provides an overview of microbes in their natural environments, covering their role in soil health, carbon cycling, waste degradation, and plant-microbe interactions. It discusses the influence of microbes on weathering, erosion, and climate change, as well as their crucial role in ecosystem regulation and the restoration of degraded ecosystems.
Sections also focus on the utilization of microbes in environmental management strategies as biocontrol agents and biological indicators of pollution and water quality and explore the practical applications of microbes in environmental bioremediation and for advanced microbial technologies in agriculture practices, food industries, energy production, mining, and healthcare. This is a comprehensive resource for researchers, faculty, postgraduate students, and industry professionals with a keen interest in microbial ecology and microbial-based product development.
1. Title of Book - p. i 2. Cover image - p. i 3. Title page - p. ii 4. Table of Contents - p. iii 5. Copyright - p. iv 6. List of contributors - p. xi 7. Preface - p. xvii 8. Chapter 1. Role of microbes in environmental management and ecosystem services - p. 1 9. Chapter 2. Unveiling the role of microorganisms in weathering, erosion, and climate regulation - p. 21 10. Chapter 3. Microbial contributions to carbon cycling and sequestration - p. 39 11. Chapter 4. Role of microbial community in ecosystem processes and environmental management - p. 59 12. Chapter 5. Microbes as biological indicators for assessment of environmental pollution - p. 77 13. Chapter 6. The role of microbes as biocontrol agents and plant protectors: guardians of the rhizosphere - p. 91 14. Chapter 7. Plant nanotechnology: fundamentals, applications, and challenges - p. 119 15. Chapter 8. Microbial bioindicators: using microbes to monitor water quality - p. 139 16. Chapter 9. Microbes in bioremediation of water and wastewater - p. 167 17. Chapter 10. Microbial bioremediation: an auspicious aid for replenishing polluted sites with particular relevance on heavy metals - p. 185 18. Chapter 11. Microbial pesticides: A compendious overview for effective pest management - p. 209 19. Chapter 12. Role of advanced microbial technology in the food industry - p. 241 20. Chapter 13. Advanced microbial technologies in healthcare industries - p. 263 21. Chapter 14. Microbial fuel cell for sustainable approach to wastewater remediation and green energy generation - p. 285 22. Chapter 15. Microbial contribution in mining industries for ecological restoration of overburden dump - p. 307 23. Chapter 16. Microbe-based biomining and its environmental implications: a sustainable approach - p. 329 24. Chapter 17. The rising tide of antimicrobial resistance in water environments: a crisis for concern in the small state of Sikkim in Eastern Himalayas, India - p. 351 25. Index - p. 369
Role of Microbes in Ecosystem Processes and Environmental Management explores microbial ecology and its impact on ecosystem processes while also highlighting the latest advancements in the application of microbes in environmental management and other industries. The book provides an overview of microbes in their natural environments, covering their role in soil health, carbon cycling, waste degradation, and plant-microbe interactions. It discusses the influence of microbes on weathering, erosion, and climate change, as well as their crucial role in ecosystem regulation and the restoration of degraded ecosystems.
Sections also focus on the utilization of microbes in environmental management strategies as biocontrol agents and biological indicators of pollution and water quality and explore the practical applications of microbes in environmental bioremediation and for advanced microbial technologies in agriculture practices, food industries, energy production, mining, and healthcare. This is a comprehensive resource for researchers, faculty, postgraduate students, and industry professionals with a keen interest in microbial ecology and microbial-based product development.
1. Title of Book - p. i 2. Cover image - p. i 3. Title page - p. ii 4. Table of Contents - p. iii 5. Copyright - p. iv 6. List of contributors - p. xi 7. Preface - p. xvii 8. Chapter 1. Role of microbes in environmental management and ecosystem services - p. 1 9. Chapter 2. Unveiling the role of microorganisms in weathering, erosion, and climate regulation - p. 21 10. Chapter 3. Microbial contributions to carbon cycling and sequestration - p. 39 11. Chapter 4. Role of microbial community in ecosystem processes and environmental management - p. 59 12. Chapter 5. Microbes as biological indicators for assessment of environmental pollution - p. 77 13. Chapter 6. The role of microbes as biocontrol agents and plant protectors: guardians of the rhizosphere - p. 91 14. Chapter 7. Plant nanotechnology: fundamentals, applications, and challenges - p. 119 15. Chapter 8. Microbial bioindicators: using microbes to monitor water quality - p. 139 16. Chapter 9. Microbes in bioremediation of water and wastewater - p. 167 17. Chapter 10. Microbial bioremediation: an auspicious aid for replenishing polluted sites with particular relevance on heavy metals - p. 185 18. Chapter 11. Microbial pesticides: A compendious overview for effective pest management - p. 209 19. Chapter 12. Role of advanced microbial technology in the food industry - p. 241 20. Chapter 13. Advanced microbial technologies in healthcare industries - p. 263 21. Chapter 14. Microbial fuel cell for sustainable approach to wastewater remediation and green energy generation - p. 285 22. Chapter 15. Microbial contribution in mining industries for ecological restoration of overburden dump - p. 307 23. Chapter 16. Microbe-based biomining and its environmental implications: a sustainable approach - p. 329 24. Chapter 17. The rising tide of antimicrobial resistance in water environments: a crisis for concern in the small state of Sikkim in Eastern Himalayas, India - p. 351 25. Index - p. 369
