Biospeleogenesis

Treatise on Geomorphology

Volumn 6, Issue , 2013, Pages 38-56

  Barton, H A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AKRON   (United States)

Author keywords

Acid base reactions; Archaea; Bacteria; Biospeleogenesis; Carbonates; Chelation; Complexing; Fungi; Geochemistry; Iron oxides; Microorganisms; Orthoquartzite; Oxidation; Redox chemistry; Reduction; Speleogenesis; Sulfur

Indexed keywords

EID: 84903411667     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-12-374739-6.00101-9     Document Type: Chapter

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