Environmental magnetism: Principles and applications

Q Liu, AP Roberts, JC Larrasoaña… - Reviews of …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
In environmental magnetism, rock and mineral magnetic techniques are used to investigate
the formation, transportation, deposition, and postdepositional alterations of magnetic …

[HTML][HTML] Hydrological and associated biogeochemical consequences of rapid global warming during the Paleocene-Eocene Thermal Maximum

MJ Carmichael, GN Inglis, MPS Badger… - Global and Planetary …, 2017 - Elsevier
Abstract The Paleocene-Eocene Thermal Maximum (PETM) hyperthermal,~ 56 million years
ago (Ma), is the most dramatic example of abrupt Cenozoic global warming. During the …

Molecular mechanisms of compartmentalization and biomineralization in magnetotactic bacteria

A Komeili - FEMS microbiology reviews, 2012 - academic.oup.com
Magnetotactic bacteria (MB) are remarkable organisms with the ability to exploit the earth's
magnetic field for navigational purposes. To do this, they build specialized compartments …

Genome sequences and population genomics provide insights into the demographic history, inbreeding, and mutation load of two 'living fossil'tree species of …

Y Feng, HP Comes, J Chen, S Zhu, R Lu… - The Plant …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
SUMMARY 'Living fossils', that is, ancient lineages of low taxonomic diversity, represent an
exceptional evolutionary heritage, yet we know little about how demographic history and …

Iron‐biomineralizing organelle in magnetotactic bacteria: function, synthesis and preservation in ancient rock samples

M Amor, FP Mathon, CL Monteil… - Environmental …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Magnetotactic bacteria (MTB) are ubiquitous aquatic microorganisms that incorporate iron
from their environment to synthesize intracellular nanoparticles of magnetite (Fe3O4) or …

The link between biomineralization and fossilization of bacteria: insights from field and experimental studies

J Li, K Benzerara, S Bernard, O Beyssac - Chemical Geology, 2013 - Elsevier
Fossil biominerals and fossils of microorganisms in ancient rocks contain important
biogeochemical signals. Decoding this record may reveal crucial information about the …

Critical superparamagnetic/single-domain grain sizes in interacting magnetite particles: implications for magnetosome crystals

AR Muxworthy, W Williams - Journal of the Royal Society …, 2009 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Magnetotactic bacteria contain chains of magnetically interacting crystals (magnetosome
crystals), which they use for navigation (magnetotaxis). To improve magnetotaxis efficiency …

Abrupt Northwest Atlantic deep-sea oxygenation decline preceded the Palaeocene-Eocene Thermal Maximum

P Xue, L Chang, E Thomas - Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 2023 - Elsevier
Reconstruction of oceanic redox conditions across the Palaeocene-Eocene Thermal
Maximum (PETM,∼ 55.93 Ma) provides crucial information on potential PETM triggers and …

Coupled microbial bloom and oxygenation decline recorded by magnetofossils during the Palaeocene–Eocene Thermal Maximum

L Chang, RJ Harrison, F Zeng, TA Berndt… - Nature …, 2018 - nature.com
Understanding marine environmental change and associated biological turnover across the
Palaeocene–Eocene Thermal Maximum (PETM;~ 56 Ma)—the most pronounced Cenozoic …

Early diagenesis of deep-sea sediments

R Hesse, U Schacht - Developments in sedimentology, 2011 - Elsevier
This review covers the early diagenesis of the various types of deep-sea sediments. It uses
pore-water profiles as a sensitive tool to gain insight in diagenetic processes, to depict the …