Photoautotrophic euendolithic microorganisms are ubiquitous where there are calcium
carbonate substrates to bore into and sufficient light to sustain photosynthesis. The most …

The bacterial diversity of a chronically oil-polluted retention basin sediment located in the
Berre lagoon (Etang-de-Berre, France) was investigated. This study combines chemical and …

Phosphatic grains of the shallow marine phosphorite deposits of Egypt are classified as
either phosphatic bioclasts preserving biological structure (eg skeletal fragments such as …

The term “stromatolite” was coined by Kalkowsky (1908) while describing coastal
paleoenvironments of a Lower Triassic (Buntsandstein) epicontinental sea. Stable, finely …

Recent physiological work has shown that the filamentous euendolithic cyanobacterium
Mastigocoleus testarum (strain BC008) is able to bore into solid carbonates using Ca2+ …

Bioremediation is based on microorganisms able to use pollutants either as a source of
carbon or in co-metabolism, and is a promising strategy in cleaning the environment. Using …

A monitoring survey of the coastal area facing the industrial area of Portoscuso-Portovesme
(south-western Sardinia, Italy) revealed intense bioerosional processes. Benthic …

Maritime ports are anthropogenic interventions capable of causing serious alterations in
coastal ecosystems. In this study, we examined the benthic microbial diversity and …

Global warming, the global carbon cycle, and current and future global trading in carbon
credits (the carbon market), are beginning to dictate radical changes in human behaviour. In …

Petroleum has been recognized as a potential environmental contaminant since shortly after
the beginning of the Twentieth Century. Reports of the biological consequences of ship …