Comparative microbial community composition from secondary carbonate (moonmilk) deposits: Implications for the Cansiliella servadeii cave hygropetric food web

International Journal of Speleology

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 181-192

  Engel, Annette Summers ^a   Paoletti, Maurizio G ^b   Beggio, Mattia ^b   Dorigo, Luca ^c   Pamio, Alberto ^b   Gomiero, Tiziano ^b   Furlan, Claudio ^b   Brilli, Mauro ^d   Dreon, Angelo Leandro ^b   Bertoni, Roberto ^e   Squartini, Andrea ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^c Museo Friulano di Storia Naturale   (Italy)

^d SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^e CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

Beetles; Calcium carbonate; Food web; Microorganisms; Nitrogen cycling

Indexed keywords

BEETLE; BIOMASS; CALCIUM CARBONATE; CARBON ISOTOPE; CARBONATE SEDIMENT; CAVE SYSTEM; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FOOD WEB; INOCULATION; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; MICROORGANISM; NITROGEN ISOTOPE; SPELEOTHEM;

ITALY;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CANSILIELLA; COLEOPTERA; PROTEOBACTERIA;

EID: 84879692886     PISSN: 03926672     EISSN: 1827806X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5038/1827-806X.42.3.2     Document Type: Article

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