00000cmm a22000005i 4500 UP-99796217611094681 Buklod 20140128082626.0 m go j cr |n |||auu|a 110322s2011 xx u | eng d 9789400703971(eBook) (iLib)UPD-00212403953 DLC DML eng DMLUC QE 955 S77 2011eb Tewari, Vinod. editor. Stromatolites Interaction of microbes with sediments [electronic resource] Vinod Tewari, Joseph Seckbach, editors. Dordrecht Springer Netherlands Imprint: Springer 2011. 1 online resource (xxix, 751 p.) ill. Introduction to Stromatolites -- Foreword -- List of Authors and their addresses -- Acknowledgements -- Part 1: Archaean ? Proterozoic Stromatolites and Microbiota -- Part 2: Phanerozoic Stromatolites -- Part 3: Modern Stromatolites (Marine, Lacustrine, Hotsprings) -- Part 4: Modern Instrumental Techniques for the Study of Stromatolites and Microbiota -- Part 5: Geochemistry and Geomicrobiology of Stromatolites and Microbiota -- Part 6: Astrobiology -- Part 7: Summary, Conclusions and Future Prospects.- Subject Index -- Author Index. IP-based subscription, access limited to within on-campus computer network. Access via Electronic Resources of the UPD University Library Website. This book provides an overview and latest information about the formation of Stromatolites as a result of interaction of microbes with sediments. Eighty-three expert scientists from twenty-seven countries present the chapters in this volume which have been reviewed by thirty four referees. The volume deals with ancient to modern examples of stromatolites and microorganisms which are observed in various diverse environments, such as: marine, nonmarine, lacustrine and extreme geographical areas covering almost the whole earth. The reviews are original articles written by leading experienced experts, some chapters deal with latest instrumental techniques used for the study of microbes and Stromatolites. Other chapters have been contributed by young researchers who revealed updated data on Stromatolites. The astrobiological implications of early microbiota, sulfur isotopic ratios, microbialites in extreme conditions on earth has opened up new vistas in the search of extraterrestrial life. These chapters on biosedimentological, geomicrobiological, biogeochemical and astrobiological studies are aimed at biologists, under- and graduate geological students, researchers and professional scientists who need latest developments in the field of sedimentology and applied aspects. Electronic reproduction. New York SpringerLink 2011. Available via World Wide Web through Springerlink. Stromatolites. Microbial mats. Micropaleontology. Sedimentary structures. Geomicrobiology. Electronic books. Seckbach, Joseph. editor. SpringerLink (Online service). Available for University of the Philippines Diliman via SpringerLink. Click here to access http://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-94-007-0397-1 (viewed 21 May 2014) FO Monograph UPD DMLR Electronic Resource