Investigation of lichens using molecular techniques and associated mineral accumulations on a basaltic flow in a Mediterranean environment

Catena

Volumn 70, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 356-365

  Arocena, Joselito M ^a   Siddique, Tariq ^a   Thring, Ronald W ^a   Kapur, Selim ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b CUKUROVA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Algae; Fungi; rDNA; Scanning electron microscopy; Whewellite; X ray diffraction

Indexed keywords

ALGA; BASALT; DNA; FUNGUS; LAVA FLOW; LICHEN; MEDITERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT; MINERALIZATION; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; OXALATE; PHYLLOSILICATE; QUARTZ; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X-RAY DIFFRACTION;

EURASIA; SANLIURFA; TURKEY; URFA;

ALGAE; FUNGI;

EID: 34249819066     PISSN: 03418162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.catena.2006.11.006     Document Type: Article

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