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Degradation and Preservation of Organic Matter in Marine Sediments
Organic matter that is deposited in aquatic sediments is subject to an intense diagenetic reactor that determines how much organic carbon is...
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Biological Markers for Anoxia in the Photic Zone of the Water Column
In this chapter we review the current state of knowledge on the occurrence of anoxic conditions in the water column of past depositional systems...
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Controls on the Carbon Isotopic Compositions of Lipids in Marine Environments
Organic carbon isotopes have long been used to study modern and ancient biogeochemical processes. Controls on the isotopic composition of organic...
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Sources and Cycling of Organic Matter in the Marine Water Column
The organic carbon cycle operates on multiple time scales with a only small fraction of the global reservoir actively exchanged. For the marine...
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Molecular Tools for the Analysis of DNA in Marine Environments
In the last decade, microbial ecologists have increasingly applied molecular techniques to investigate microorganisms in natural environments. The...
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Atmospheric Transport of Terrestrial Organic Matter to the Sea
The transport of atmospheric particles with associated terrestrial organic matter to the oceans is an important process affecting various global...
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Sources and Fate of Organic Contaminants in the Marine Environment
The sources, levels, and fate of organic contaminants of major concern in the marine environment are reviewed. Spatial distributions among the...
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Lipid Markers for Marine Organic Matter
An astonishing variety of different lipids have been found in marine sediments and the water column attesting to the diversity of biosynthetic...
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Pigment Markers for Phytoplankton Production
Chlorophylls and carotenoids are commonly used as quantitative biomarkers for the composition and biomass of marine phytoplankton. This chapter...
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Isotopic Tracers of the Marine Nitrogen Cycle: Present and Past
The oceanic nitrogen cycle consists of a web of microbially mediated transformations driven in part by the large range in possible nitrogen...
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Bovine Belching as an Alternative Source of Energy
When we think of alternative sources of energy production, the first things that come to mind are probably images of gigantic metal mills that...
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Global Opioid Crisis: Two Sides of the Same Coin
One of the most influential women in the history of the Conquest of America was Malinalli, also known as La Malinche or Marina, a Nahuatl princess...
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Gaia: A Planet Dominated by Bacteria
Life appeared on earth approximately 3.5 billion years ago, and since then, the Earth and its living beings have been part of a structure that is...
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Evolution, Sex and Pain. Multiple Faces of the Dice
Suppose we are talking about pain. Humans feel pain, but what about a fly or an octopus? How similar are our nociceptive systems? And what about the...
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CRISPR/Cas: Photoshop** DNA
Like Henry Jones Jr. (better known as Indiana Jones—“Indy” to his friends), whose adventures to find the legendary Holy Grail were chronicled in the...
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The Microbiome of Banana and Its Role in Managing Fusarium Wilt Disease
Plants are associated with diverse microorganisms that collectively form a microbial community called the microbiome. Distinct microbial communities...
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Bagworm and Red Palm Weevil—Major Pest and Potential Threat to the Malaysian Oil Palm Industry
Elaeis gunineensis is the golden crop of Malaysia that contributes to the economic export of the country and the planters’ livelihood. Despite...
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Current Thinking on Infection and Control Strategies of Basal Stem Rot Disease of Oil Palm in Malaysia
Ganoderma causes basal stem rot and upper stem rot infection of oil palm, and the former is the most frequently found and devastating disease in oil...
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Utilization of Biodiversity for Sustainable Plant Disease Management
Modern crop production systems that have focused on maximizing yield through the use of synthetic fertilizers and pesticides have led to negative...