The morphology and function of thrombolitic calcite precipitating biofilms: A universal model derived from freshwater mesocosm experiments

Sedimentology

Volumn 61, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 22-40

  Pedley, Martyn ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HULL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Carbonate precipitation; Freshwater microbial biofilms; Mesocosm experiments; Microbialites; Nanospheres; Thrombolitic micro fabrics

Indexed keywords

CARBONATE PRECIPITATION; MESOCOSMS; MICROBIAL BIOFILM; MICROBIALITES; THROMBOLITIC MICRO-FABRICS;

CALCITE; CALCIUM CARBONATE; CARBONATION; CRYSTAL ORIENTATION; EXPERIMENTS; NANOSPHERES; POLYMERS; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); SEDIMENTOLOGY; WATER;

BIOFILMS;

BIOFILM; CALCITE; EXOPOLYMER; MESOCOSM; MICROBIALITE; PRECIPITATION (CHEMISTRY); STROMATOLITE; THROMBOLITE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); COCCOIDEA; PROKARYOTA;

EID: 84891371944     PISSN: 00370746     EISSN: 13653091     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/sed.12042     Document Type: Article

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