Environmental Science: An Indian Journal
ISSN (PRINT):0974-7451

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Aquatic-environments Innovations

Major aquatic environments include: oceans; groundwater; glaciers and ice caps; snow and ice; and lakes and rivers, all of which contain diverse microbial populations. In this chapter we first define the main microbial habitat types including: planktonic (freely suspended); benthic (sediment associated); and biofilms and mats (surface associated). Following this, we examine the microbial lifestyles within these habitats including primary (photoautotrophy and chemoautotrophy) and secondary (chemoheterotrophy and photoheterotrophy) production. Subsequently, we describe general microbial characteristics of marine and freshwater systems including marine viruses. Finally, other notable aquatic environments are discussed including brackish, hypersaline and subterranean waters. Aquatic environments have been disturbed by human activities for millennia, increasingly resulting in deterioration of food chains and, ultimately, the destruction of aquatic food webs. During the past few decades, research has focused on the development of robust and feasible methods to accurately reflect changes in natural aquatic systems and to estimate the rates of inundation of toxic chemicals into these environments. Aquatic environments have been disturbed by human activities for millennia, increasingly resulting in deterioration of food chains and, ultimately, the destruction of aquatic food webs. During the past few decades, research has focused on the development of robust and feasible methods to accurately reflect changes in natural aquatic systems and to estimate the rates of inundation of toxic chemicals into these environments. 

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