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

• Main Author: Noffke, Nora (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2010.
• Subjects: Earth sciences.; Sedimentology.; Geobiology.; Microbiology.; Astrobiology.; Earth Sciences.; Biogeosciences.

A murmur is heard from the depths of time. Life and Earth are engaged in a dialog that has lasted for four billion years. Sometimes it’s a whisper, sometimes a roar. One part sometimes gets the upper hand, dominates the discussion and sets the agenda. But mostly the two have some kind of mutual unde...

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.