Texture of microbial sediments revealed by cryo-scanning electron microscopy

Journal of Sedimentary Research

Volumn 66, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 935-947

  Défarge, Christian ^a   Trichet, Jean ^a   Jaunet, Anne Marie ^b   Robert, Michel ^b   Tribble, Jane ^c   Sansone, Francis J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ D'ORLÉANS   (France)

^b CEMAGREF   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LAKE; MICROBIAL SEDIMENT; SEM; STROMATOLITE; TEXTURE;

FRENCH POLYNESIA; KIRIBATI, LINE ISLANDS, KIRITIMATI;

EID: 0030479287     PISSN: 15271404     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1306/D4268446-2B26-11D7-8648000102C1865D     Document Type: Article

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