The Rhynie cherts: An early Devonian ecosystem preserved by hydrothermal activity

CIBA Foundation Symposia

Volumn , Issue 202, 1996, Pages 131-149

  Trewin, Nigel H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FRESH WATER; SILICON DIOXIDE;

ANIMAL; ARTHROPOD; ARTICLE; BIOFILM; CHEMISTRY; CYANOBACTERIUM; ECOSYSTEM; FOSSIL; FUNGUS; HEAT; MICROBIOLOGY; PLANT; UNITED KINGDOM;

ANIMALS; ARTHROPODS; BIOFILMS; CYANOBACTERIA; ECOSYSTEM; FOSSILS; FRESH WATER; FUNGI; HEAT; PLANTS; SCOTLAND; SILICON DIOXIDE;

EID: 0030323824     PISSN: 03005208     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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