Geobiology Microbial Mats in Sandy Deposits from the Archean Era to Today /

• Main Author: Noffke, Nora. (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2010.
• Subjects: Geography.; Life sciences.; Sedimentology.; Microbiology.; Astrobiology.; Earth Sciences.; Biogeosciences.
• Online Access: https://ezaccess.library.uitm.edu.my/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-12772-4

This book describes microbially induced sedimentary structures as new group in the Classification of Primary Sedimentary Structures. Those structures rise from the interaction of benthic microorganisms with physical sediment dynamics caused by waves and currents. We can observe the formation of thos...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction
• Cyanobacteria: Taxonomic groups, physiology, photosynthesis, significance for Earth history
• Biofilms and Microbial Mats
• Microbial Interactions with Physical Sediment Dynamics in Modern Tidal Settings
• Microbially Induced sedimentary Structures
• Distribution of Microbially Induced Sedimentary Structures in the Fossil Record
• Field Trip Sites: Modern and Ancient
• Significance of Structures as Biosignatures for the Detection of Life on other Planets.