@article{1448529,
      recid = {1448529},
      author = {Ramond, Jean-Baptiste, and Cowan, Don.},
      title = {Microbiology of hot deserts /},
      pages = {1 online resource (xvi, 349 pages) :},
      abstract = {This book covers the wider aspects of the microbiology of  hot desert soil ecosystems, compiling disparate information  from a range of relevant desert soil microbial fields. The  reader learns about microbial ecology of the more dominant  and possibly most important desert habitats, detailing the  phylogenetic and functional diversity of these different  habitats as well as their potential role in desert  ecosystem ecology. Particular attention is also given to  microbial stress adaptation in hot desert soils.  Furthermore, it is the first volume in this particular  field to cover modern metagenomics technologies that can be  applied to studies of all aspects of desert microbial  communities. Additionally, the book explores viruses and  viral communities, which are among the least studied (and  little understood) components of desert soil microbial  communities. Particular attention is also given to the  roles of desert microbial communities in biogeochemical  cycling of carbon, nitrogen and phosphorus. Through this  book the reader discovers how desert microbiology has been  at the forefront of Astrobiology and how it may be used  conceptually in future terraforming strategies. Desert  ecosystems are increasingly coming into focus given the  impacts of climate change and desertification trends,  making this volume particularly timely. Each of the  chapters is authored by leading international researchers  and is a must-read for microbial ecologists. .},
      url = {http://library.usi.edu/record/1448529},
      doi = {https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-98415-1},
}