Environmental Microbiology of Aquatic and Waste Systems

124 6 Ecology of Microorganisms in Saline Waters (Seas and Oceans) earth’s surface (or an area of some 361 million square kilome ...

6.1 The Ocean Environment 12 5 Fig. 6.1 Schematic illustration of ecological zones of the oceans, showing marine microbial habit ...

126 6 Ecology of Microorganisms in Saline Waters (Seas and Oceans) Beyond the continental slope is the continental rise. As curr ...

6.2 Some Properties of Sea Water 127 marine snow changes with seasonal fluctuations in photosynthetic activity and ocean current ...

128 6 Ecology of Microorganisms in Saline Waters (Seas and Oceans) geographic and physical factors and is generally referred to ...

6.2 Some Properties of Sea Water 129 water column. Warmer water is less dense and thus tends to stay on top of colder water. Dur ...

130 6 Ecology of Microorganisms in Saline Waters (Seas and Oceans) 6.2.4 Nutrients Dissolved organic matter (DOC) is an importan ...

6.3 Microbial Ecology of the Seas and Oceans 131 SAR86, SAR324, and SAR406, all of which do not have known cultivated counterpar ...

132 6 Ecology of Microorganisms in Saline Waters (Seas and Oceans) Fig. 6.6 Cyanobacteria found in a tropical marine environment ...

6.3 Microbial Ecology of the Seas and Oceans 133 6.3.2 Archae Archae are divided into, Euryacheota and Crenarcheota. Several gro ...

13 4 6 Ecology of Microorganisms in Saline Waters (Seas and Oceans) many maritime countries as a source of food, for indus- tria ...

6.3 Microbial Ecology of the Seas and Oceans 135 floatation. Often, they require a point to which they are attached; some, howev ...

136 6 Ecology of Microorganisms in Saline Waters (Seas and Oceans) Some ciliates contain photosynthetic organisms as endosymbion ...

6.4 Unique Aspects of the Existence of Microorganisms in the Marine Environment 137 water. They are important in the food webs o ...

138 6 Ecology of Microorganisms in Saline Waters (Seas and Oceans) hot water is emitted into the cold waters, the deep sea tempe ...

6.5 The Place of Microorganisms in the Food Chains of the Oceans and Seas 139 6.4.6 High Temperature Thermophilic bacteria and a ...

14 0 6 Ecology of Microorganisms in Saline Waters (Seas and Oceans) In more recent times (see Fig. 6.11) and following the use o ...

6.6 Marine Microorganisms and Their Influence on Global Climate and Global Nutrient Recycling 141 6.6 Marine Microorganisms and ...

142 6 Ecology of Microorganisms in Saline Waters (Seas and Oceans) or desiccation. One compound which has been sug- gested as ha ...

6.6 Marine Microorganisms and Their Influence on Global Climate and Global Nutrient Recycling 143 Fig. 6.13 Breakdown of DMSP in ...