Microbial signatures in peritidal siliciclastic sediments: A catalogue

Sedimentology

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 279-308

  Gerdes, Gisela ^a   Klenke, Thomas ^a   Noffke, Nora ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OLDENBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Biofilms; Biostabilization; Condensed fibrillar meshworks; Microbial mats; Sedimentary structures; Thrombolitic fabrics

Indexed keywords

BIOFILM GROWTH; FOSSILIZATION; GRAZING; LYNGBYA AESTUARII; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; MICROBIAL ECOLOGY; MICROBIAL SIGNATURE; MICROCOLEUS CHTHONOPLASTES; MINERAL; MORPHOLOGY; OSCILLATORIA LIMOSA; SEDIMENT;

BIOFILM; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MICROBIAL MAT; SEDIMENTARY STRUCTURE; THROMBOLITE; TIDAL FLAT;

EID: 0034115597     PISSN: 00370746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-3091.2000.00284.x     Document Type: Article

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