Siliceous shrubs in hot springs from Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, U.S.A

Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 40, Issue 11, 2003, Pages 1571-1583

  Guidry, Sean A ^a   Chafetz, Henry S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; BIOMARKERS; HOT SPRINGS; PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY);

DISCHARGE CHANNELS; MICROBIAL LIFE;

EARTH SCIENCES;

BIOMARKER; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; OPAL; SILICEOUS DEPOSIT; THERMAL SPRING;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK;

EID: 1542290606     PISSN: 00084077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/e03-069     Document Type: Article

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