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Microbes are of key importance in the production, deposition and diagenesis of sediments. This volume provides a comprehensive overview of microbial sediments. It contains authoritative and stimulating contributions by distinguished authors that cover the field and set the scene for future advances....

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Riding, Robert (Editor), Awramik, S. M. (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Berlin : Springer-Verlag, [2000]
Subjects:
Microbial aggregation.
Sedimentation and deposition.
Diagenesis.
Geomicrobiology.
Marine microbiology.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • From the contents: Preface
  • Structure of Microbial Mats and Biofilms
  • "Exopolymer Microdomains" as a Structuring Agent for Heterogeneity Within Microbial Biofilms
  • On Stromatolite Lamination
  • Bacterial Calcification
  • Bacterial Roles in the Precipitation of Carbonate Minerals
  • Bacterially Induced Microscale and Nanoscale Carbonate Precipitates
  • Calcification in Cyanobacteria
  • Cyanobacteria: Architects of Sedimentary Structures
  • Fungi and Sediments
  • Diatoms and Benthic Microbial Carbonates
  • Carbon Isotopes and Microbial Sediments
  • Sulphur Isotopes and Microbial Sulphur Cycling in Sediments
  • Products and Depth Limits of Microbial Activity in Petroliferous Subsurface Settings
  • Microbe-Metal Interactions in Sediments
  • Microbial Phosphate Sediment
  • Microbes and Black Shales
  • Organic and Biogeochemical Patterns in Cryptic Microbialites. ... Index.