Morphology and ultrastructure of epilithic versus cryptic, microbial growth in lower Cambrian phosphorites from the Montagne Noire, France

Geobiology

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 89-100

  Alvaro J J ^a   Clausen, S ^b  

^a CENTRO DE ASTROBIOLOGÍA CSIC INTA   (Spain)

^b UNIV LILLE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MINERAL; PHOSPHATE;

CAMBRIAN; COLONIZATION; CONTINENTAL SHELF; GROWTH RATE; LIMESTONE; METAZOAN; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MICROFOSSIL; MICROMORPHOLOGY; PHOSPHOGENESIS; SEDIMENTATION; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ARTICLE; BIOFILM; CYANOBACTERIUM; FOSSIL; FRANCE; FUNGUS; GREEN ALGA; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MICROBIOLOGY; PALEONTOLOGY; PHOSPHORITE; RED ALGA; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SEDIMENT; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ALGAE, GREEN; ALGAE, RED; BIOFILMS; CYANOBACTERIA; FOSSILS; FRANCE; FUNGI; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; MINERALS; PALEONTOLOGY; PHOSPHATES;

FRANCE; MONTAGNE NOIRE;

COCCOIDEA; CYANOBACTERIA; HELCIONELLIDA; METAZOA;

EID: 76549128939     PISSN: 14724677     EISSN: 14724669     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1472-4669.2009.00229.x     Document Type: Article

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