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This study explores the natural history of oxygen-free environments and their microbial inhabitants. Life originated in the pre-oxic world, and anoxic conditions still persist in many places on Earth such as lake sediments, the guts of ruminants, and the deep waters of some marine basins. The authors draw on evidence from geology, biochemistry, ecology, and evolutionary systematics to describe the forces which shape the structure, function, heterogeneity, and evolution of anaerobic communities, and also to discuss the nature of early life on Earth.

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Tom Fenchel and Bland J. Finlay provide a valuable and timely introduction to anoxic life in Ecology and Evolution in Anoxic Worlds . . . . This book presents a comprehensive view of anoxic life on our planet . . . . Fenchel and Finlay have produced a bool unique in its coverage of anoxic life. The combination of topics covered and the depth of the analysis is unmatched. Given the rate at which this field is moving, Ecology and Evolution in Anoxic Worlds should attract a wide and diverse readership and contribute to our increasing awareness of the richness and complexity of life without oxygen. --BioScience Researchers interested in the obscure world of low oxygen will be delighted to learn that two outstanding scholars have collaborated to present this breathtaking new synthesis . . . . The authors have been quite successful in linking together disparate ecological and metabolic systems ranging from deep, black sulfury muds to gaseous systems of ruminant animals . . . . Throu

Comprehensive, clear, thought-provoking and occasionally witty, this book is a rewarding update for advanced students and researchers. * John Postgate, University of Sussex, Nature, Vol. 377, 1995 * Fenchel and Finlay have filled a gap in the literature, providing the reader with a dense package of information on metabolism types and ecology of anaerobe organisms and the new evolutionary perspectives provided by recent phylogenetic research work. * TREE, Vol. 11, No. 1 January 1995 *

Tom Fenchel and Bland J. Finlay provide a valuable and timely introduction to anoxic life in Ecology and Evolution in Anoxic Worlds . . . . This book presents a comprehensive view of anoxic life on our planet . . . . Fenchel and Finlay have produced a bool unique in its coverage of anoxic life. The combination of topics covered and the depth of the analysis is unmatched. Given the rate at which this field is moving, Ecology and Evolution in Anoxic Worlds should attract a wide and diverse readership and contribute to our increasing awareness of the richness and complexity of life without oxygen. --BioScience<br> Researchers interested in the obscure world of low oxygen will be delighted to learn that two outstanding scholars have collaborated to present this breathtaking new synthesis . . . . The authors have been quite successful in linking together disparate ecological and metabolic systems ranging from deep, black sulfury muds to gaseous systems of ruminant animals . . . . Throughout the book, the authors demonstrate their expertise in deciphering the details of anoxia . . . . I highly recommend this book, especially to others who have always considered the oxygen-free world to be a fascinating place. --The Quarterly Review of Biology<br> Both authors have to their credit extensive research and publications in the field. In developing their ideas they draw upon a variety of sources. They appear to have a firm grasp of the concepts and principles involved, and introduce these through a variety of research data. -- Choice<br>

<br> Tom Fenchel and Bland J. Finlay provide a valuable and timely introduction to anoxic life in Ecology and Evolution in Anoxic Worlds . . . . This book presents a comprehensive view of anoxic life on our planet . . . . Fenchel and Finlay have produced a bool unique in its coverage of anoxic life. The combination of topics covered and the depth of the analysis is unmatched. Given the rate at which this field is moving, Ecology and Evolution in Anoxic Worlds should attract a wide and diverse readership and contribute to our increasing awareness of the richness and complexity of life without oxygen. --BioScience<br> Researchers interested in the obscure world of low oxygen will be delighted to learn that two outstanding scholars have collaborated to present this breathtaking new synthesis . . . . The authors have been quite successful in linking together disparate ecological and metabolic systems ranging from deep, black sulfury muds to gaseous systems of ruminant animals . . . . Throu

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