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Comparative Ecology of Microorganisms and Macroorganisms (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1991)
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Comparative Ecology of Microorganisms and Macroorganisms (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1991)
Series: Brock Springer Series in Contemporary Bioscience
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The most important feature of the modern synthetic theory of
evolution is its foundation upon a great variety of biological
disciplines. -G. L. STEBBINS, 1968, p. 17 This book is written with
the goal of presenting ecologically significant anal ogies between
the biology of microorganisms and macroorganisms. I consider such
parallels to be important for two reasons. First, they serve to
emphasize that however diverse life may be, there are common themes
at the ecological level (not to mention other levels). Second,
research done with either microbes or macroorganisms has
implications which transcend a particular field of study. Although
both points may appear obvious, the fact remains that at tempts to
forge a conceptual synthesiS are astonishingly meager. While unify
ing concepts may not necessarily be strictly correct, they enable
one to draw analogies across disciplines. New starting points are
discovered as a conse quence, and new ways of looking at things
emerge. The macroscopic organisms ('macroorganisms') include most
represen tatives of the plant and animal kingdoms. I interpret the
term 'microorganism' (microbe) literally to mean the small or
microscopic forms of life, and I include in this category the
bacteria, the protists (excluding the macroscopic green, brown, and
red algae), and the fungi. Certain higher organisms, such as many
of the nematodes, fall logically within this realm, but are not
discussed at any length."
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