Abstract
Autotrophs in the narrow sense are photolithotrophs or chemolithotrophs, using respectively photons and exergonic inorganic reactions to convert inorganic C, N, S and P into biomass. This definition includes methanogenesis from CO2 and H2. In the broader sense all methanogens and organisms consuming C1 compounds are included as autotrophs while, concentrating on autotrophs in the strict sense, we shall also consider some other ‘autotrophs’ and production of C1 compounds (CO, CH3OH, CH3C1, CH3Br, CH3I, CHBr3 and by slightly stretching the definition, (CH3)2S and ((CH2)2Se) by photolithotrophs.
This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.
Access this chapter
Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout
Purchases are for personal use only
Preview
Unable to display preview. Download preview PDF.
References
Arzee et al. (1985) Bot. Gaz. 146, 365–374.
Beevers H (1961) Respiratory Metabolism in Plants. Row-Peterson & Co., Evanston, Illinois.
Belser LW (1984) Appl. Env. Microbiol. 48, 1100–1104.
Butler JH (1995) Nature 376, 469–470.
Collen J (1994) Ph.D. Thesis, Uppsala.
Fischer K, Liittge U (1979) Flora 168, 121–137.
Glover HE (1985) Arch. Microb. 142, 45–50.
Harper DB (1994) Biochem. Soc. Trans. 22, 1007–1011.
Henning et al. (1995) J. Plant Physiol. 146, 193–198.
Houghton JT et al. (1990) Climate Change. The IPCC Scientific Assessment. Cambridge University Press.
Kelly DP et al. (1994) Biochem. Soc. Trans. 22, 1011–1015.
Khalil MAK et al. (1983) Tellus 35B, 266–274.
Lobert JM et al. (1995) Science 267, 1002–1005.
Lovelock JE, Margulis L (1974) Tellus 26, 2–9.
MacDonald R C, Fall R (1993) Atm. Envir. 27A, 1709–1713.
Meybeck M (1993) Water Air Soil Polln. 70, 443–463.
Mitchell JBF et al. (1995) Nature 376, 501–504.
Mlot C (1995) Science 268, 641–642.
Prosser JI ed (1995) Nitrification. IRL Press, Oxford.
Raven JA (1985) New Phytol. 101, 25–77.
Raven JA (1995a) Phycologia 34, 93–101.
Raven JA (1995b) Bot. J. Scotland 47, 151–175.
Raven JA, Sprent JI (1989) J. Geol. Soc. Lond. 146, 161–170.
Raven JA et al. (1992) New Phytol. 121, 5–18.
Raven JA et al. (1993) Physiol. Plant 89, 512–518.
Siegenthaler U, Sarmiento JL (1993) Nature 365, 119–125.
Wever R (1988) Nature 335, 501.
Yagi K et al. (1995) Science 267, 1979–1981.
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Editor information
Editors and Affiliations
Rights and permissions
Copyright information
© 1996 Kluwer Academic Publishers
About this chapter
Cite this chapter
Raven, J.A. (1996). The role of autotrophs in global CO2 cycling. In: Lidstrom, M.E., Tabita, F.R. (eds) Microbial Growth on C1 Compounds. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-0213-8_46
Download citation
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-0213-8_46
Publisher Name: Springer, Dordrecht
Print ISBN: 978-94-010-6580-1
Online ISBN: 978-94-009-0213-8
eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive