Ebook: Microorganisms in Plant Conservation and Biodiversity

Plant conservation is increasingly recognised as an outstanding global priority, yet despite considerable efforts over the last few decades, the number of threatened species continues to rise. The practice of plant conservation has for too long been a rather hit-or-miss mixture of methods. While microorganisms have been recognised as a crucial and essential element in supporting the lifecycles of plant species, there has been limited recognition of the relationships between macro level conservation facilitating ecosystem functioning at the micro level.

This book addresses the role of microorganisms in conservation - both their support functions and deleterious roles in ecosystem processes and species survival. Importantly, a number of authors highlight how microbial diversity is, itself, now under threat from the many and pervasive influences of man. What is clear from this volume is that like many contemporary treatments of plant and animal conservation, the solution to mitigate the erosion of biodiversity is not simple. This book represents an attempt to bring to the fore the ecological underwriting provided by microorganisms.

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Plant conservation is increasingly recognised as an outstanding global priority, yet despite considerable efforts over the last few decades, the number of threatened species continues to rise. The practice of plant conservation has for too long been a rather hit-or-miss mixture of methods. While microorganisms have been recognised as a crucial and essential element in supporting the lifecycles of plant species, there has been limited recognition of the relationships between macro level conservation facilitating ecosystem functioning at the micro level.

This book addresses the role of microorganisms in conservation - both their support functions and deleterious roles in ecosystem processes and species survival. Importantly, a number of authors highlight how microbial diversity is, itself, now under threat from the many and pervasive influences of man. What is clear from this volume is that like many contemporary treatments of plant and animal conservation, the solution to mitigate the erosion of biodiversity is not simple. This book represents an attempt to bring to the fore the ecological underwriting provided by microorganisms.

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Plant conservation is increasingly recognised as an outstanding global priority, yet despite considerable efforts over the last few decades, the number of threatened species continues to rise. The practice of plant conservation has for too long been a rather hit-or-miss mixture of methods. While microorganisms have been recognised as a crucial and essential element in supporting the lifecycles of plant species, there has been limited recognition of the relationships between macro level conservation facilitating ecosystem functioning at the micro level.

This book addresses the role of microorganisms in conservation - both their support functions and deleterious roles in ecosystem processes and species survival. Importantly, a number of authors highlight how microbial diversity is, itself, now under threat from the many and pervasive influences of man. What is clear from this volume is that like many contemporary treatments of plant and animal conservation, the solution to mitigate the erosion of biodiversity is not simple. This book represents an attempt to bring to the fore the ecological underwriting provided by microorganisms.

Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-xiii
Plant Conservation and Biodiversity: The Place of Microorganisms....Pages 1-18
Conservation of Mycorrhizal Fungal Communities under Elevated Atmospheric CO2 and Anthropogenic Nitrogen Deposition....Pages 19-43
Symbiotic Nitrogen Fixation Between Microorganisms and Higher Plants of Natural Ecosystems....Pages 45-77
Bacterial Associations With Plants: Beneficial, Non N-Fixing Interactions....Pages 79-103
Ectomycorrhizas in Plant Communities....Pages 105-150
Arbuscular Mycorrhizas in Plant Communities....Pages 151-193
Orchid Conservation and Mycorrhizal Associations....Pages 195-226
Ericoid Mycorrhizas in Plant Communities....Pages 227-239
The Diversity of Plant Pathogens and Conservation: Bacteria and Fungi Sensu Lato ....Pages 241-267
Ex Situ Conservation of Microbial Diversity....Pages 269-283
Impact Of Fungal Pathogens in Natural Forest Ecosystems: A Focus on Eucalypts....Pages 285-306
Microbial Contaminants in Plant Tissue Culture Propagation....Pages 307-335
Phytosanitary Considerations in Species Recovery Programs....Pages 337-367
Back Matter....Pages 369-378

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Plant conservation is increasingly recognised as an outstanding global priority, yet despite considerable efforts over the last few decades, the number of threatened species continues to rise. The practice of plant conservation has for too long been a rather hit-or-miss mixture of methods. While microorganisms have been recognised as a crucial and essential element in supporting the lifecycles of plant species, there has been limited recognition of the relationships between macro level conservation facilitating ecosystem functioning at the micro level.

This book addresses the role of microorganisms in conservation - both their support functions and deleterious roles in ecosystem processes and species survival. Importantly, a number of authors highlight how microbial diversity is, itself, now under threat from the many and pervasive influences of man. What is clear from this volume is that like many contemporary treatments of plant and animal conservation, the solution to mitigate the erosion of biodiversity is not simple. This book represents an attempt to bring to the fore the ecological underwriting provided by microorganisms.

Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-xiii
Plant Conservation and Biodiversity: The Place of Microorganisms....Pages 1-18
Conservation of Mycorrhizal Fungal Communities under Elevated Atmospheric CO2 and Anthropogenic Nitrogen Deposition....Pages 19-43
Symbiotic Nitrogen Fixation Between Microorganisms and Higher Plants of Natural Ecosystems....Pages 45-77
Bacterial Associations With Plants: Beneficial, Non N-Fixing Interactions....Pages 79-103
Ectomycorrhizas in Plant Communities....Pages 105-150
Arbuscular Mycorrhizas in Plant Communities....Pages 151-193
Orchid Conservation and Mycorrhizal Associations....Pages 195-226
Ericoid Mycorrhizas in Plant Communities....Pages 227-239
The Diversity of Plant Pathogens and Conservation: Bacteria and Fungi Sensu Lato ....Pages 241-267
Ex Situ Conservation of Microbial Diversity....Pages 269-283
Impact Of Fungal Pathogens in Natural Forest Ecosystems: A Focus on Eucalypts....Pages 285-306
Microbial Contaminants in Plant Tissue Culture Propagation....Pages 307-335
Phytosanitary Considerations in Species Recovery Programs....Pages 337-367
Back Matter....Pages 369-378
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