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Microbial Mats

Structure, Development and Environmental Significance

  • Conference proceedings
  • © 1994

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Editors:
  1. Lucas J. Stal

    1. Laboratory for Microbiology, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

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  2. Pierre Caumette

    1. Laboratoire d’Oceanographie Biologique, Université de Bordeaux I, Arcachon, France

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Part of the book series: Nato ASI Subseries G: (ASIG, volume 35)

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Table of contents (46 papers)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-XVIII
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  2. Opening lecture

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Microbial mat research: The recent past and new perspectives

      • Richard W. Castenholz
      Pages 3-18

  3. Colonization and initial processes in mat formation

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 19-19
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    2. Microbial mats in coastal environments

      • Lucas J. Stal
      Pages 21-32

    3. Species diversity in hot spring microbial mats as revealed by both molecular and enrichment culture approaches — relationship between biodiversity and community structure

      • David M. Ward, Michael J. Ferris, Stephen C. Nold, Mary M. Bateson, Eric D. Kopczynski, Alyson L. Ruff-Roberts
      Pages 33-44

    4. Microbial mats in a thermomineral sulfurous cave

      • Serban M. Sarbu, Luminita Vlasceanu, Radu Popa, Peter Sheridan, Brian K. Kinkle, Thomas C. Kane
      Pages 45-50

    5. Establishment of phototrophic purple sulphur bacteria in microbial mat systems

      • Rodney A. Herbert, Dave T. Welsh
      Pages 51-60

    6. Biological versus inorganic processes in stromatolite morphogenesis: Observations from mineralizing sedimentary systems

      • Jack D. Farmer, David J. Des Marais
      Pages 61-68

    7. Morphological and chemical transformations of Microcoleus chthonoplastes during early diagenesis in hypersaline microbial mats

      • Rutger de Wit, Joan O. Grimalt, Mariona Hernandez-Mariné
      Pages 69-76

    8. On the significance of solar ultraviolet radiation for the ecology of microbial mats

      • Ferran Gareia-Pichel, Richard W. Castenholz
      Pages 77-84

    9. Environmental factors controlling the development of microbial mats in inland saline lakes; the granulometric composition of the sediment

      • Maria-Carmen Guerrero, Ana-Belen Tadeo, Rutger de Wit
      Pages 85-90

    10. Structure of the sediment at depositional saline environments

      • Ester Clavero, Joan O. Grimalt, Vidal Merino, Mariona Hernández-Mariné
      Pages 91-96

    11. Microbiological mediation of sediment structure and behaviour

      • David M. Paterson
      Pages 97-109

    12. Field and cultivated Microcoleus chthonoplastes: The search for clues to its prevalence in marine microbial mats

      • Lee Prufert-Bebout, Ferran Garcia-Pichel
      Pages 111-116

    13. The sensitivity for salinity increase in the drought resistant cyanobacterium Crinalium epipsammum SAB 22.89

      • Ben de Winder, Luuc R. Mur
      Pages 117-123

    14. Osmotic adaptation of microbial communities in hypersaline microbial mats

      • Aharon Oren, Uri Fischel, Zeev Aizenshtat, Eitan B. Krein, Robert H. Reed
      Pages 125-130

  4. Back Matter

    Pages 131-132
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  5. New methods in microbial mat research

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 133-133
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    2. Analysis of microbial mats by use of electrochemical microsensors: Recent advances

      • Niels Peter Revsbech
      Pages 135-147
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About this book

Microbial mats are benthic communities of a variety of microorganisms. Their investigation requires multidisciplinary studies and close cooperation between microbiologists, biogeochemists, and geologists.
Reported here are recent advances in the study of structure, development and ecological relationships. The methodology described includes microsensors as well as new molecular techniques for the detection and identification of microorganisms. Increasing interest exists for applied aspects, e.g. the possibility to use natural or constructed microbial mats for the degradation of xenobiotics, for site remediation, etc.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Laboratory for Microbiology, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

    Lucas J. Stal

  • Laboratoire d’Oceanographie Biologique, Université de Bordeaux I, Arcachon, France

    Pierre Caumette

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Microbial Mats

  • Book Subtitle: Structure, Development and Environmental Significance

  • Editors: Lucas J. Stal, Pierre Caumette

  • Series Title: Nato ASI Subseries G:

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-78991-5

  • Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 1994

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-642-78993-9Published: 13 December 2011

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-642-78991-5Published: 29 June 2013

  • Series ISSN: 0258-1256

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XVIII, 463

  • Topics: Sedimentology, Microbiology, Mineralogy, Biotechnology, Cell Biology, Biochemistry, general

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