Links Between Geological Processes, Microbial Activities & Evolution of Life: Microbes and Geology by Y. Dilek (Repost)
Publisher: Springer | 2008-08-15 | ISBN: 140208305X | Pages: 348 | PDF | 14.8 MB
Publisher: Springer | 2008-08-15 | ISBN: 140208305X | Pages: 348 | PDF | 14.8 MB
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. How do we recognize
the ancient microbial activities in the rock record and what analytical
methods do we use to document them to better understand the evolution of
life? Can we detect the existence of microbial life in deep time by
studying Archaean rocks? Microbial systems in extreme environments and
in the deep biosphere may be analogous to potential life on other
planetary bodies and hence may be used to investigate the possibilities
of extraterrestrial life.
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