Microbial metabolic structure in a sulfidic cave hot spring: Potential mechanisms of biospeleogenesis

Journal of Cave and Karst Studies

Volumn 67, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 28-38

  Barton, Hazel A ^a   Luiszer, Frederick ^b  

^a NORTHERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAVE SYSTEM; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; SPELEOLOGY; SPRING WATER;

COLORADO; GLENWOOD CANYON; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

EID: 17144422513     PISSN: 10906924     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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