The Ediacaran microbiota and the survival of Snowball Earth conditions

Precambrian Research

Volumn 167, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 1-15

  Moczydłowska, Małgorzata ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Acritarcha; Cyanobacteria; Ediacaran; Slushball Earth; Snowball Earth

Indexed keywords

ACRITARCH; ADAPTATION; BENTHOS; BIOSTRATIGRAPHY; CLIMATE CHANGE; CYANOBACTERIUM; CYST; EDIACARAN; GLACIATION; HYDROLOGICAL CYCLE; MARINE ECOSYSTEM; MICROFOSSIL; PHOTIC ZONE; PHYTOPLANKTON; PROTEROZOIC; SEAFLOOR; SEXUAL REPRODUCTION; SURVIVAL;

CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE; LUBELSKIE; LUBLIN; POLAND; RUSSIAN PLATFORM;

ACRITARCHA; CYANOBACTERIA; EUKARYOTA; PROKARYOTA; PROTISTA;

EID: 54449093480     PISSN: 03019268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.precamres.2008.06.008     Document Type: Review

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