Urban Watershed Microbiology, Volume 1: Metagenomic Insights and Resistance Patterns, and Monitoring Approaches
暫譯: 都市流域微生物學，第 1 卷：宏基因組學洞見、抗藥性模式與監測方法

本書探討我們對於流域微生物結構與功能如何回應都市化壓力之理解中所存在的重要缺口。本書整合全球流域微生物群系（watershed microbiome）快速演變、卻往往零散分散的資料，深入解析都市污染、人體健康風險及長期生態後果所造成的影響。

本書介紹生物監測、微生物來源追蹤技術，以及有效流域管理策略的最新技術進展，全面且可靠地呈現都市流域微生物學的現況。書中探討都市化對生態系統帶來的獨特挑戰，尤其聚焦於大氣化學、水文與植被等面向，以及這些因素如何擾亂介導水體淨化、養分循環與污染物降解等重要生態系統服務的微生物群落。

這套兩卷本著作深入探討「都市流域症候群」（urban watershed syndrome）——亦即溪流的生態劣化——背後的機制，並探究許多阻礙我們理解都市流域微生物群系、尚未獲得解答的問題。本書收錄原創研究論文、評論與觀點文章，是微生物學家、環境科學家、工程師，以及從事水質、​​生態系統管理與土地利用規劃等專業人士的重要參考資源。期望本書能啟發新的突破、推動後續研究，並最終協助制定有效策略，以因應都市流域所面臨的生態挑戰。

Sonia Tiquia-Arashiro is a Professor of Microbiology at the University of Michigan-Dearborn, with primary research interests in biotechnology for clean water, renewable energy, and healthy ecosystems. Her broader interests include the analysis and management of complex adaptive systems, as well as microbiology education and science literacy. She serves as Associate Editor for Environmental Technology and Frontiers in Microbiology, and continues to contribute to global discussions on water sustainability, environmental microbiology, and biotechnology.

Gertjan Medema is a part-time Chair on Water & Health at Delft University of Technology and Principal Microbiologist at KWR Water Research Institute. He has expertise in waterborne pathogen detection and epidemiology, leading research on SARS-CoV-2 sewage surveillance and investigating a Legionella outbreak in Flint, Michigan. Since 1991, he has advised the WHO on water microbiological guidelines and contributed to responses during outbreaks like SARS and Ebola. He also advises the European Commission on water guidelines and directs KWR's WHO Collaborating Centre on Water Quality.

Hidetoshi Urakawa is a Professor of Environmental Science at Florida Gulf Coast University and a Courtesy Professor at the University of South Florida. His research covers aquatic ecology, environmental microbiology, and ecosystem processes, with a focus on the nitrogen cycle, cyanobacteria dynamics, and marine species feeding ecology. He also works in aquaculture, biotechnology, and nutrient reduction technologies. Dr. Urakawa is the editor-in-chief of the International Journal of Microbiology.

Nelson Libardi is a faculty member at the Federal University of Santa Catarina (UFSC) in Brazil, where he focuses on research and academic activities related to bioprocesses. He holds a Ph.D. in Bioprocess Engineering and Biotechnology from the Federal University of Paraná. His expertise is in environmental and industrial biotechnology, specializing in biological processes for wastewater treatment and resource recovery, with a strong emphasis on developing sustainable biotechnological solutions to improve environmental practices.

Eunice Ubomba-Jaswa is a Research Manager in Water Resources Quality & Management at the Water Research Commission in Pretoria, South Africa. She specializes in water quality and pollution control, focusing on sustainable environmental remediation technologies. Her research covers wastewater treatment, waterborne pathogens, and the broader impacts of pollution on health and ecosystems. Dr. Ubomba-Jaswa is an advocate for water sustainability and has contributed to peer-reviewed journals and international conferences on environmental science and policy.

Victor Ella is a Professor of Land and Water Resources Engineering at the University of the Philippines Los Baños. His research focuses on hydrologic modeling, groundwater hydrology, water quality, irrigation engineering, and soil conservation, with broader interests in contaminant transport, erosion, soil physics, water resources planning, climate change, IoT-based irrigation, and watershed-scale hydrologic modeling.

Sonia Tiquia-Arashiro 是 University of Michigan-Dearborn 的微生物學教授，主要研究興趣包括潔淨水、再生能源與健康生態系統相關的生物技術。她的廣泛研究興趣還包括複雜適應系統的分析與管理，以及微生物學教育與科學素養。她擔任 Environmental Technology 和 Frontiers in Microbiology 的副主編，並持續參與水資源永續、環境微生物學與生物技術等全球性議題的討論。

Gertjan Medema 是 Delft University of Technology 的兼任水與健康講座教授，也是 KWR Water Research Institute 的首席微生物學家。他專精於水媒介病原體的偵測與流行病學，主導 SARS-CoV-2 污水監測研究，並調查 Michigan 州 Flint 的 Legionella 爆發事件。自 1991 年起，他便為 WHO 提供水中微生物相關指南的諮詢，並參與 SARS 與 Ebola 等疫情爆發期間的應對工作。他也為 European Commission 提供水質指南方面的諮詢，並主持 KWR 的 WHO 水質合作中心。

Hidetoshi Urakawa 是 Florida Gulf Coast University 的環境科學教授，也是 University of South Florida 的名譽教授。他的研究涵蓋水域生態學、環境微生物學與生態系統過程，重點包括氮循環、藍綠藻動態，以及海洋物種的攝食生態學。他也從事水產養殖、生物技術與營養鹽削減技術的研究。Urakawa 博士是 International Journal of Microbiology 的總編輯。

Nelson Libardi 是巴西 Federal University of Santa Catarina（UFSC）的教研人員，專注於生物製程相關的研究與學術活動。他擁有 Federal University of Paraná 的生物製程工程與生物技術博士學位。他專精於環境與工業生物技術，尤其著重於用於廢水處理與資源回收的生物程序，並致力於開發永續的生物技術解決方案，以改善環境實務。

Eunice Ubomba-Jaswa 是南非 Pretoria 的 Water Research Commission 水資源品質與管理部門研究經理。她專精於水質與污染控制，研究重點為永續環境修復技術。她的研究涵蓋廢水處理、水媒介病原體，以及污染對健康與生態系統造成的更廣泛影響。Ubomba-Jaswa 博士積極倡議水資源永續，並曾在環境科學與政策相關的同儕審查期刊及國際會議發表研究成果。

Victor Ella 是 University of the Philippines Los Baños 的土地與水資源工程教授。他的研究聚焦於水文模型、地下水水文學、水質、灌溉工程與土壤保育，並延伸至污染物傳輸、侵蝕、土壤物理學、水資源規劃、氣候變遷、以 IoT 為基礎的灌溉，以及流域尺度的水文模型等領域。