Biofilm architecture of Phanerozoic cryptic carbonate marine veneers

Geology

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 31-34

  Riding, Robert ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bacteria; Biofilm; Carbonate; Cryptic; Micrite; Microbial

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; BIOFILMS; CARBONATES; MARINE BIOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; MORPHOLOGY; NANOTECHNOLOGY; OCEAN HABITATS;

BIOCLASTIC;

GEOLOGY;

BACTERIUM; BIOFILM; CARBONATE ROCK; MICRITE; PHANEROZOIC;

EID: 84874957116     PISSN: 00917613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/0091-7613(2002)030<0031:BAOPCC>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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