Microbiomes and the Global Climate Change, 1st ed. 2021

This book covers the contemporary environmental issues faced by life on the planet and the role planetary microbiomes play in such issues. Providing insights on the net favorable and adverse effect of microbial processes, this volume covers both the spontaneous and anthropocentric events that impact climate change and life on the planet.

The book describes the ecological significance of microbiomes associated with the kingdoms Plantae and Animalia with respect to climate change, natural and anthropogenic causes of climate change, microbial interactions in nature, planetary microbiomes and food security, climate change in relation to disease epidemiology and human health and engineering microorganisms to mitigate the consequences of climate change. The individual chapters in the intended book provide both theoretical and practical exposure to the current issues and future challenges of climate change in relation to the microbiomes.

This collection should serve as ready reference to the researchers working in the area to reshape their future research in addressing the challenges of global climate change.

Dr. Showkat Ahmad Lone is an Assistant Professor in Microbiology at Centre of Research for Development (CORD), University of Kashmir, Srinagar since July 2017. He has been awarded various fellowships during Ph.D. Dr. Lone has presented papers in many international conferences and has received a number of best paper awards including one “Young Scientist Award” by Bacillus ACT Steering committee, United States for his significant contribution in Bacillus thuringiensis research. Dr. Lone has published his research in highly reputed international journals. His major area of research is molecular microbiology and microbial ecology.

Dr. Abdul Malik is Professor and Chairman,Department of Agricultural Microbiology at Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, India and has teaching and research experience of more than 25 years. Prof.Malik has been awarded several International fellowships, awards and honors including DBT CREST Awards of Govt. of India, DAAD fellowship(Germany), Visiting Fellowship of TUBITAK, Turkey,BOYSCAST overseas fellowship etc. He has collaborative research projects with TU-Berlin, Germany, University of Minho, Braga, Portugal, and University of Strathclyde, Glasgow (UK). He has received research grants from several funding agencies of the Govt. of India including DST, CSIR, UGC as Principal Investigator. He has edited nine books published by the leading international Publishers. His major areas of research are environmental microbiology, ecotoxicology, and agricultural microbiology.