Taxonomic fidelity of silicified filamentous microbes from hot-spring systems in the Taupo Volcanic Zone, North Island, New Zealand

Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, Earth Sciences

Volumn 94, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 475-483

  Jones, Brian ^a   Renaut, Robin W ^b   Rosen, Michael R ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^c GNS SCIENCE   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Cyanobacteria; Hot springs; Silification; Taphonomy

Indexed keywords

CYANOBACTERIUM; HYDROTHERMAL DEPOSIT; SILICIFICATION; TAPHONOMY; TAXONOMY;

AUSTRALASIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; NEW ZEALAND; NORTH ISLAND; TAUPO VOLCANIC ZONE; WORLD;

CYANOBACTERIA;

EID: 11944275028     PISSN: 02635933     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s0263593300000821     Document Type: Article

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