Involvement of microbial mats in delayed decay: An experimental essay on fish preservation

Palaios

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 56-66

  Iniesto, Miguel ^a   Lopez Archilla, Ana I ^a   Fregenal Martínez, Marian ^b   Buscalioni, Angela D ^a   Carmen Guerrero, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANOXIC CONDITIONS; BIOFILM; DECOMPOSITION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FISH; FOSSIL RECORD; MICROBIAL MAT; PRESERVATION; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS;

PARACHEIRODON INNESI;

EID: 84873437356     PISSN: 08831351     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2110/palo.2011.p11-099r     Document Type: Review

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