Sterol preservation in hypersaline microbial mats
<p>Microbial mats are self-sustaining benthic ecosystems composed of highly diverse microbial communities. It has been proposed that microbial mats were widespread in Proterozoic marine environments, prior to the emergence of bioturbating organisms at the Precambrian–Cambrian transition. One c...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Copernicus Publications
2020-02-01
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| Series: | Biogeosciences |
| Online Access: | https://www.biogeosciences.net/17/649/2020/bg-17-649-2020.pdf |