Energy, ecology and the distribution of microbial life

Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Volumn 368, Issue 1622, 2013, Pages

  Macalady, Jennifer L ^a   Hamilton, Trinity L ^a   Grettenberger, Christen L ^a   Jones, Daniel S ^a,c   Tsao, Leah E ^a   Burgos, William D ^b  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b The Pennsylvania State University   (United States)

^c University of Minnesota   (United States)

Author keywords

Biogeochemistry; Biogeography; Ecological niche; Environmental engineering; Evolution; Resource ratio theory

Indexed keywords

AUTOTROPHY; BIOGEOGRAPHY; COEXISTENCE; ECOLOGICAL THEORY; ENERGY RESOURCE; METABOLISM; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; NICHE; NUTRIENT CYCLING; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS;

BACTERIA; CLASSIFICATION; DEMOGRAPHY; ECOSYSTEM; ENERGY METABOLISM; GENETIC SELECTION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS;

BACTERIA; DEMOGRAPHY; ECOSYSTEM; ENERGY METABOLISM; GENETIC VARIATION; SELECTION, GENETIC;

EID: 84892748141     PISSN: 09628436     EISSN: 14712970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rstb.2012.0383     Document Type: Review

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