Microbial lithification in marine stromatolites and hypersaline mats

Trends in Microbiology

Volumn 13, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 429-438

  Dupraz, Christophe ^a   Visscher, Pieter T ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEUCHÂTEL   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM ION; CARBONIC ACID;

BIOFILM; CARBON CYCLING; CHEMICAL REACTION; ECOSYSTEM; LAKE; LITHIFICATION; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; MICROBIAL METABOLISM; MICROFLORA; MICROORGANISM; NONHUMAN; PH; PRECIPITATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCESS MODEL; REVIEW; ROCK;

BACTERIA; CALCIUM CARBONATE; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; MINERALS; PRECIPITATION;

EID: 23944443706     PISSN: 0966842X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tim.2005.07.008     Document Type: Review

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