Biochemical control of calcium carbonate precipitation in modern lagoonal microbialites, Tikehau atoll, French Polynesia

Journal of Sedimentary Research

Volumn 74, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 462-478

  Gautret, Pascale ^a   Camoin, Gilbert ^b   Golubic, Stjepko ^c   Sprachta, Sophie ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ D'ORLÉANS   (France)

^b CNRS   (France)

^c BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; BIOMINERALIZATION; CALCITE; CALCIUM CARBONATE; CARBONATION; DECAY (ORGANIC); DOMES; METABOLITES; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

BIOCHEMICAL CONTROL; CARBONATE PRECIPITATES; CARBONATE PRECIPITATION; CYANOBACTERIAL POPULATION; EXTRACELLULAR POLYSACCHARIDES; IN-SITU PRECIPITATION; MONOSACCHARIDE COMPOSITION; TAXONOMIC AFFINITY;

PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL);

BIOGENIC DEPOSIT; CALCIUM CARBONATE; CYANOBACTERIUM; MICROBIALITE; PRECIPITATION (CHEMISTRY);

FRENCH POLYNESIA; PACIFIC ISLANDS; PACIFIC OCEAN; POLYNESIA; TIKEHAU; TUAMOTU ARCHIPELAGO;

EID: 4143078141     PISSN: 15271404     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1306/012304740462     Document Type: Article

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