The role of fungi in weathering
Författare
Summary, in English
No rock at the Earth's surface escapes weathering. This process is the primary source of all the essential elements for organisms, except nitrogen and carbon. Since the onset of terrestrial life, weathering has been accelerated under the influence of biota. The study of biological weathering started at the end of the 19th century. Although the role of bacteria (Eubacteria, Archaea) has attracted a lot of interest, until recently the role of fungi has largely been neglected. More recently, however, fungal weathering has become an increasingly important focus of biogeochemical research.
Avdelning/ar
Publiceringsår
2004
Språk
Engelska
Sidor
258-264
Publikation/Tidskrift/Serie
Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment
Volym
2
Issue
5
Länkar
Dokumenttyp
Artikel i tidskrift
Förlag
Ecological Society of America
Ämne
- Biological Sciences
Status
Published
Forskningsgrupp
- Microbial Ecology
ISBN/ISSN/Övrigt
- ISSN: 1540-9309