Formation of laminated cyanobacterial mats in the absence of benthic fauna

Aquatic Microbial Ecology

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 235-240

  Fenchel, Tom ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Animal grazing; Bioturbation; Cyanobacterial mats; Stromatolitic mats

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CYANOBACTERIA;

EID: 0000138972     PISSN: 09483055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/ame014235     Document Type: Article

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