Freshwater organisms that build stromatolites: a synopsis of biocrystallization by prokaryotic and eukaryotic algae

Sedimentology

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 535-563

  Freytet, Pierre ^a   Verrecchia, Eric P ^b  

^a Université de Bourgogne ^*  (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE BOURGOGNE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGAL FUNCTION; BIOCRYSTALLIZATION; BIOFILM; GEITLERIA; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; HYDRURUS; MICROBIAL FUNCTION; NOSTOC PARMELIOIDES; OOCARDIUM; PHORMIDIUM; RIVER; SCHIZOTHRIX; SCYTONEMA; STREAM; TAXONOMY; VAUCHERIA; ZYGNEMA;

BIOCRYSTALLIZATION; EUKARYOTIC ALGAE; STROMATOLITE;

EID: 0031754183     PISSN: 00370746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-3091.1998.00155.x     Document Type: Article

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