Non-lithifying microbial ecosystem dissolves peritidal lime sand
Present et al. examine the processes controlling lithification of microbial mats in a Caribbean peritidal carbonate environment. The authors present sedimentological and geochemical evidence of a surprising bias against preserving the most robust, widespread microbial ecosystems in the sedimentary r...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Nature Portfolio
2021-05-01
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| Series: | Nature Communications |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-23006-1 |