ESPM 131- Final Exam Guide - Comprehensive Notes for the exam ( 53 pages long!)
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Deep subsurface biosphere : depth of life limited by. Hyperthumqpnilic methanoyens . temps up to 110 c. Slimes : subs . tithonvtotrophie mic . ews live in fwid . titled pores of rock hot aquifers ex. R . basalts : 1500in fe rich rock volcanic ) anaerobic chemo litho tropic ex. Af . hold mines : ancient water in cracks lived in complete isolation. 50. 1 . solid soy liquid / gas minerals : phys + chen weather ing soil particles : sand silt clay neg . surface charge. , porosity , aggregation pore space channels habitat. , plant root space aggregates surface - higher 02 conct microbial activity. Function of bio activities factors tut determine difpnon a a. H f o activity diffusion noting zone aereuchyma air channels in plants that help get around diffusion impedance of q. Fick "s law roots microbes drive most belowground relp .