Bacterial Biogeochemistry: The Ecophysiology of Mineral Cycling

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Tom Fenchel (University of Copenhagen, Denmark) Gary M. King (University of Maine, Walpole, USA)

Bacterial Biogeochemistry

The Ecophysiology of Mineral Cycling

Tom Fenchel (University of Copenhagen, Denmark), Gary M. King (University of Maine, Walpole, USA)

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Academic Press Inc
23 January 2026

Microbiology (non-medical); Geochemistry

Bacterial Biogeochemistry: The Ecophysiology of Mineral Cycling, Fourth Edition discusses the influence of bacterial activity on the chemical environment of the biosphere. Following the success of previous editions, this update focuses on bacterial metabolism and its relevance to the environment, including the decomposition of soil, food chains, nitrogen fixation, assimilation, and reduction of carbon nitrogen and sulfur, and microbial symbiosis. All chapters have been revised and brought up-to-date in light of the many advances and discoveries that have taken place during the last decade. The scope of the new edition has broadened to provide a review of the processes and phenomena that are relevant for global change feedback loops and advances in bacterial biogeochemical cycles.

By: Tom Fenchel (University of Copenhagen Denmark), Gary M. King (University of Maine, Walpole, USA)
Imprint: Academic Press Inc
Country of Publication: United States
Edition: 4th edition
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm,
ISBN: 9780443158834
ISBN 10: 0443158835
Pages: 450
Publication Date: 23 January 2026
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming

In 1986, Tom Fenchel was the recipient of the Ecology Institute Prize and the Huntsman Medal for Excellency in Oceanography. He is an honorary member of the Society for General Microbiology and is a Professor of Marine Biology and the Director of the Marine Biological Laboratory at the University of Copenhagen in Denmark. He has authored and co-authored several books and has published about 120 original and review papers on microbial ecology, marine biology and population biology. He holds a Ph.D and a Dr.Sc. from the University of Copenhagen and is a member of the Danish Royal Academy of Sciences and of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. Gary M. King has received the Distinguished Service Award from the Natural Council of Maine, the President's Creative Achievement Award from the University of Maine, and the Graduate Research and Teaching Award from the College of Science at the University of Maine. He was a Fulbright research fellow in Denmark from 1988-1990 and was the Chief Scientist/Aquanaut Team Leader for the ""Aquarius"" missions 88-2 and 89-2 and Hydolab 84-5. He received his Ph.D with honors from the University of Georgia, is a professor of Microbiology and Oceanography at the University of Maine, and has published more than 80 papers in refereed scientific journals.