Fungi in Biogeochemical Cycles

doi:10.1017/CBO9780511550522

Fungi play important roles in the cycling of elements in the biosphere but are frequently neglected within microbiological and geochemical research spheres. Symbiotic mycorrhizal fungi are responsible for major transformations and redistribution of inorganic nutrients, while free-living fungi have major roles in the decomposition of organic materials, including xenobiotics. Fungi are also major biodeterioration agents of stone, wood, plaster, cement and other building materials, and are important components of rock-inhabiting microbial communities. The aim of this book is to promote further understanding of the key roles that free-living and symbiotic fungi (in mycorrhizas and lichens) play in the biogeochemical cycling of elements, the chemical and biological mechanisms that are involved, and their environmental and biotechnological significance. Where appropriate, relationships with bacteria are also discussed to highlight the dynamic interactions that can exist between these major microbial groups and their integrated function in several kinds of habitat.

Review of the hardback:'This publication should be compulsory reading both for those starting in microbiology and those established in their discipline … The editor and publisher should be applauded for making available a wide spectrum of subjects by a committed team of leading experts. 42 authors have made this a classic publication.'

Roy Watling - Edinburgh

Review of the hardback:'Overall, I highly recommend this volume, not just to the mycologist but also to the ecologist, geologist, environmental scientist, and earth scientist. It will be especially useful to senior undergraduates and graduate students in interdisciplinary fields such as ecosystem ecology and biogeochemistry.'

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Frontmatter
pp i-vi
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Contents
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List of Contributors
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Preface
pp xvii-xx
- By Geoffrey Michael Gadd, School of Life Sciences University of Dundee
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1 - Geomicrobiology: relative roles of bacteria and fungi as geomicrobial agents
pp 1-27
- By Henry L. Ehrlich, Biology Department Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 110 8th St Troy, NY 12180, USA
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2 - Integrated nutrient cycles in boreal forest ecosystems – the role of mycorrhizal fungi
pp 28-50
- By Roger D. Finlay, Department of Forest Mycology and Pathology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, SE-75007 Uppsala, Sweden, Anna Rosling, Department of Earth & Planetary Science, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720-4767, USA
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3 - Fungal roles in transport processes in soils
pp 51-73
- By Karl Ritz, National Soil Resources Institute, Cranfield University, UK
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4 - Water dynamics of mycorrhizas in arid soils
pp 74-97
- By Michael F. Allen, Center for Conservation Biology Departments of Plant, Pathology and Biology University of California, Riverside, CA 92521–0334, USA
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5 - Integrating ectomycorrhizal fungi into quantitative frameworks of forest carbon and nitrogen cycling
pp 98-128
- By Erik A. Hobbie, Complex Systems Research Center, University of New Hampshire, USA, Håkan Wallander, Department of Microbial Ecology, Ecology Building, Lund University, Sweden
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6 - Role of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi in carbon and nutrient cycling in grassland
pp 129-150
- By David Johnson, Department of Plant and Soil Science, University of Aberdeen, Cruickshank Building, St Machar Drive, Aberdeen AB24 3UU, UK, Jonathan R. Leake, Department of Animal and Plant Science, University of Sheffield Alfred, Denny Building Western Bank Sheffield S10 2TN, UK, David J. Read, Department of Animal and Plant Science, University of Sheffield Alfred, Denny Building Western Bank Sheffield S10 2TN, UK
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7 - The role of wood decay fungi in the carbon and nitrogen dynamics of the forest floor
pp 151-181
- By Sarah Watkinson, Department of Plant Sciences, University of Oxford, South Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3RB, UK, Dan Bebber, Department of Plant Sciences, University of Oxford, South Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3RB, UK, Peter Darrah, Department of Plant Sciences, University of Oxford, South Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3RB, UK, Mark Fricker, Department of Plant Sciences, University of Oxford, South Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3RB, UK, Monika Tlalka, Department of Plant Sciences, University of Oxford, South Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3RB, UK, Lynne Boddy, Cardiff School of Biosciences, Cardiff University, Main Building Park Place, Cardiff CF10 3TL, UK
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8 - Relative roles of bacteria and fungi in polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon biodegradation and bioremediation of contaminated soils
pp 182-211
- By Carl E. Cerniglia, National Center for Toxicological Research, US, Food and Drug Administration, USA, John B. Sutherland, National Center for Toxicological Research, US, Food and Drug Administration, USA
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9 - Biodegradation and biodeterioration of man-made polymeric materials
pp 212-235
- By Hristo A. Sabev, Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Manchester, UK, Sarah R. Barratt, Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Manchester, UK, Malcom Greenhalgh, Manchester, UK, Pauline S. Handley, Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Manchester, UK, Geoffrey D. Robson, University of Manchester, UK
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10 - Fungal dissolution and transformation of minerals: significance for nutrient and metal mobility
pp 236-266
- By Marina Fomina, Division of Environmental and Applied Biology, Biological Sciences Institute School of Life Sciences, University of Dundee, Dundee DD1 4HN, Scotland, UK, Euan P. Burford, Division of Environmental and Applied Biology, Biological Sciences Institute School of Life Sciences, University of Dundee, Dundee DD1 4HN, Scotland, UK, Geoffrey M. Gadd, Division of Environmental and Applied Biology, Biological Sciences Institute School of Life Sciences, University of Dundee, Dundee DD1 4HN, Scotland, UK
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11 - Fungal activities in subaerial rock-inhabiting microbial communities
pp 267-288
- By Anna A. Gorbushina, Geomicrobiology ICBM, Carl Von Ossietzky University, Oldenburg, POB 2503, D-26111 Oldenburg, Germany
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12 - The oxalate–carbonate pathway in soil carbon storage: the role of fungi and oxalotrophic bacteria
pp 289-310
- By Eric P. Verrecchia, Institute of Géologie Université de Neuchâtel 11, rue Emile Argand CH-2007 Neuchâtel 7, Switzerland, Olivier Braissant, Institut de Géologie Université de Neuchâtel 11, rue Emile Argand CH-2007 Neuchâtel 7 Switzerland, Guillaume Cailleau, Institut de Géologie Université de Neuchâtel 11, rue Emile Argand CH-2007 Neuchâtel 7 Switzerland
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13 - Mineral tunnelling by fungi
pp 311-327
- By Mark Smits, Laboratory of Soil Science and Geology, Wageningen University, POB 37 6700 AA, Wageningen, Netherlands
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14 - Mineral dissolution by ectomycorrhizal fungi
pp 328-343
- By Håkan Wallander, Department of Microbial Ecology, Ecology Building, Lund University, 223 62 Lund, Sweden
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15 - Lichen biogeochemistry
pp 344-376
- By Johnson R. Haas, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, USA, O. William Purvis, The Natural History Museum, Cromwell Road, London, UK
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16 - Fungi in subterranean environments
pp 377-403
- By Joachim Reitner, Göttinger Zentrum Geowissenschaften, GZG Universität, Göttingen, Germany, Gabriela Schumann, Göttinger Zentrum Geowissenschaften, GZG Universität, Göttingen, Germany, Karsten Pedersen, Göteborg University, Sweden
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17 - The role of fungi in carbon and nitrogen cycles in freshwater ecosystems
pp 404-435
- By Vladislav Gulis, Department of Biological Sciences, University of Alabama Tuscaloosa, AL 35487, USA, Kevin Kuehn, Department of Biology, Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti MI, USA, Keller Suberkropp, Department of Biological Sciences, University of Alabama Tuscaloosa, AL 35487, USA
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18 - Biogeochemical roles of fungi in marine and estuarine habitats
pp 436-461
- By Nicholas Clipson, Department of Industrial, Microbiology University College Dublin, Belfield Dublin 4, Ireland, Marinus Otte, Department of Botany, University College Dublin Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland, Eleanor Landy, School of Biomedical and Molecular Sciences University of Surrey Guildford GU2 7XH UK
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Index
pp 462-469
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Frontmatter
pp i-vi

Contents
pp vii-viii

List of Contributors
pp ix-xvi

Preface
pp xvii-xx

1 - Geomicrobiology: relative roles of bacteria and fungi as geomicrobial agents
pp 1-27

2 - Integrated nutrient cycles in boreal forest ecosystems – the role of mycorrhizal fungi
pp 28-50

3 - Fungal roles in transport processes in soils
pp 51-73

4 - Water dynamics of mycorrhizas in arid soils
pp 74-97

5 - Integrating ectomycorrhizal fungi into quantitative frameworks of forest carbon and nitrogen cycling
pp 98-128

6 - Role of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi in carbon and nutrient cycling in grassland
pp 129-150

7 - The role of wood decay fungi in the carbon and nitrogen dynamics of the forest floor
pp 151-181

8 - Relative roles of bacteria and fungi in polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon biodegradation and bioremediation of contaminated soils
pp 182-211

9 - Biodegradation and biodeterioration of man-made polymeric materials
pp 212-235

10 - Fungal dissolution and transformation of minerals: significance for nutrient and metal mobility
pp 236-266

11 - Fungal activities in subaerial rock-inhabiting microbial communities
pp 267-288

12 - The oxalate–carbonate pathway in soil carbon storage: the role of fungi and oxalotrophic bacteria
pp 289-310

13 - Mineral tunnelling by fungi
pp 311-327

14 - Mineral dissolution by ectomycorrhizal fungi
pp 328-343

15 - Lichen biogeochemistry
pp 344-376

16 - Fungi in subterranean environments
pp 377-403

17 - The role of fungi in carbon and nitrogen cycles in freshwater ecosystems
pp 404-435

18 - Biogeochemical roles of fungi in marine and estuarine habitats
pp 436-461

Index
pp 462-469

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