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- Truly interdisciplinary science with societal relevance (hence a great public interest in the topic as well as strong interest of diverse scientific communities)
- Results presented in the book having strong implications for the evolution of life
- State-of-the art review of the current knowledge and the data-rich chapters, promoting a long shelf-life of the book
- Attractive to researchers in the academia and in the industry, graduate students, and faculty in most physical and natural science disciplines
- Currently one of the most influential and well-funded topics of research, and therefore a large target audience
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Part of the book series: Modern Approaches in Solid Earth Sciences (MASE, volume 4)
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About this book
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.
This book explores these questions in an interdisciplinary approach, and examines the mode and nature of links between geological processes and microbial activities and their significance for the origin and evolution of life on the Earth and possibly on other planets.
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Links Between Geological Processes, Microbial Activities & Evolution of Life
Book Subtitle: Microbes and Geology
Editors: Yildirim Dilek, Harald Furnes, Karlis Muehlenbachs
Series Title: Modern Approaches in Solid Earth Sciences
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-8306-8
Publisher: Springer Dordrecht
eBook Packages: Earth and Environmental Science, Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media B.V. 2008
Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-4020-8305-1Published: 11 July 2008
Softcover ISBN: 978-90-481-7837-7Published: 30 November 2010
eBook ISBN: 978-1-4020-8306-8Published: 01 July 2008
Series ISSN: 1876-1682
Series E-ISSN: 1876-1690
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVI, 348
Topics: Biogeosciences, Microbial Ecology, Geochemistry, Mineralogy, Oceanography