Links between geological processes, microbial activities & evolution of life : Microbes and geology
- Author
- Yildirim Dilek, Harald Furnes, Karlis Muehlenbachs
- Publication Year
- 2008
- Publisher
- Springer
- Language
- English
- Document Type
- Book
- Faculty / Subject Heading
- Environmental Science
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Microbial activities influence water-rock interaction processes and chemical transport between the major geochemical reservoirs and the formation/transformation of minerals and rocks, whereas geological processes and geochemical controls influence the microbial ecology in extreme environments. How biological activity influences geological processes and what role these processes played in the geological evolution of the Earth are fundamental questions.
Keywords: Earth and environmental science / Archaea / Habitat / Ocean / Biochemistry / Biogeography / Biosphere / Chemistry / Distribution / Ecology / Environment / Evolution / Geology / Marine / Microbe / Microbes / Biogeosciences / Microbial Ecology / Geochemistry / Mineralogy / Oceanography
