Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item:
http://hdl.handle.net/1942/17036
Title: | Deep Biosphere Record of In Situ Oceanic Lithosphere and Ophiolites | Authors: | Staudigel, Hubert Furnes, Harald SMITS, Mark |
Issue Date: | 2014 | Source: | ELEMENTS, 10 (2), p. 121-126 | Abstract: | Volcanic glass from pillow lavas and hyaloclastites displays distinctive alteration textures that suggest the activity of boring microbes. Analogous textures are common in volcanic sections of the seafloor, in ophiolites, and in greenstone belts up to 3.5 Ga in age. While the origin of such trace fossils remains poorly understood, they offer much potential for investigating processes in the present-day, deep-ocean, crustal biosphere and their role in biogeochemical cycles. | Keywords: | glass bioalteration; deep oceanic biosphere; geomicrobiology; oligotrophic volcanic ecosystem | Document URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/1942/17036 | ISSN: | 1811-5209 | e-ISSN: | 1811-5217 | DOI: | 10.2113/gselements.10.2.121 | ISI #: | 000335940100009 | Category: | A1 | Type: | Journal Contribution | Validations: | ecoom 2015 |
Appears in Collections: | Research publications |
Files in This Item:
File | Description | Size | Format | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Staudigel et al, 2014.pdf Restricted Access | 2.13 MB | Adobe PDF | View/Open Request a copy |
Items in DSpace are protected by copyright, with all rights reserved, unless otherwise indicated.