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Detritus Food Chains of Aquatic Ecosystems: The Role of Bacteria

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Advances in Microbial Ecology

Part of the book series: Advances in Microbial Ecology ((AMIE,volume 1))

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The purpose of this review is to present and discuss current knowledge on the role played by bacteria in the carbon cycle of ecosystems. The ecological experience of the authors explains why our examples are mainly derived from aquatic systems; many of the discussed principles, however, apply equally well to terrestrial systems. In fact the one environmental requirement common to all microorganisms is the presence of free water, and in a sense all microorganisms are aquatic organisms.

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