Processes of carbonate precipitation in modern microbial mats

C Dupraz, RP Reid, O Braissant, AW Decho… - Earth-Science …, 2009 - Elsevier
Microbial mats are ecosystems that arguably greatly affected the conditions of the biosphere
on Earth through geological time. These laminated organosedimentary systems, which date …

The meaning of stromatolites

T Bosak, AH Knoll, AP Petroff - Annual Review of Earth and …, 2013 - annualreviews.org
Stromatolites document microbial interactions with sediments and flowing water throughout
recorded Earth history and have the potential to illuminate the long-term history of life and …

Exopolymeric substances of sulfate‐reducing bacteria: interactions with calcium at alkaline pH and implication for formation of carbonate minerals

O Braissant, AW Decho, C Dupraz, C Glunk… - …, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
Sulfate‐reducing bacteria (SRB) have been recognized as key players in the precipitation of
calcium carbonate in lithifying microbial communities. These bacteria increase the alkalinity …

Jiulong methane reef: microbial mediation of seep carbonates in the South China Sea

X Han, E Suess, Y Huang, N Wu, G Bohrmann, X Su… - Marine Geology, 2008 - Elsevier
Chemoherm carbonates, as well as numerous other types of methane seep carbonates,
were discovered in 2004 along the passive margin of the northern South China Sea …

The rise and fall of stromatolites in shallow marine environments

SE Peters, JM Husson, J Wilcots - Geology, 2017 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
Stromatolites are abundant in shallow marine sediments deposited before the evolution of
animals, but in the modern ocean they are restricted to locations where the activity of …

Characteristics and turnover of exopolymeric substances in a hypersaline microbial mat

O Braissant, AW Decho, KM Przekop… - FEMS microbiology …, 2009 - academic.oup.com
The properties and microbial turnover of exopolymeric substances (EPS) were measured in
a hypersaline nonlithifying microbial mat (Eleuthera, Bahamas) to investigate their potential …

Implications of in situ calcification for photosynthesis in a~ 3.3 Ga-old microbial biofilm from the Barberton greenstone belt, South Africa

F Westall, B Cavalazzi, L Lemelle, Y Marrocchi… - Earth and Planetary …, 2011 - Elsevier
Timing the appearance of photosynthetic microorganisms is crucial to understanding the
evolution of life on Earth. The ability of the biosphere to use sunlight as a source of energy …

Ancient hydrocarbon seeps of the world

K Hryniewicz - Ancient hydrocarbon seeps, 2022 - Springer
This chapter summarizes information about ancient hydrocarbon seeps from around the
world. The information is organized into two tables, one comprising both Americas and …

Aerobic methanotrophy at ancient marine methane seeps: A synthesis

D Birgel, J Peckmann - Organic Geochemistry, 2008 - Elsevier
The molecular fingerprints of the chemosynthesis based microbial communities at methane
seeps tend to be extremely well preserved in authigenic carbonates. The key process at …

Elasmobranch egg capsules associated with modern and ancient cold seeps: a nursery for marine deep-water predators

T Treude, S Kiel, P Linke, J Peckmann… - Marine Ecology Progress …, 2011 - int-res.com
At 2 modern deep-water cold-seep sites, the North Alex Mud Volcano (eastern
Mediterranean Sea, water depth~ 500 m) and the Concepción Methane Seep Area (south …