Microbial Sediments
Contributors: Robert E. Riding (Editor); Stanley M. Awramik (Editor)
Edition: 1st edition
Publisher: Springer
Published: May 15, 2000
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 331
ISBN-13: 9783540618287
Subjects: Geological surface processes (geomorphology); Microbiology (non-medical); Mineralogy; Reference works; Soil science, sedimentology; Sedimentary Geology; Marine microbiology; Microbiological Research; Science; Science/Mathematics; Microbial aggregation; Earth Sciences - Geology; Earth Sciences - Mineralogy; Geomikrobiologie; Mikroben; Science / Geology; Sedimentologie; Sedimentation and deposition; Life Sciences - Biology - Microbiology; Diagenesis; Geomicrobiology
First sentence: To begin the discussion on the structure of microbial mats and biofilms, it is important to establish the similarities as well as the differences between the two.