Lichens Bite the Dust – A Bioweathering Scenario in the Atacama Desert

Lichens Bite the Dust – A Bioweathering Scenario in the Atacama Desert

Summary: Bioweathering mediated by microorganisms plays a significant role in biogeochemical cycles on global scales over geological timescales. Single processes induced by specific taxa have been described but could rarely be demonstrated for complex communities that dominate whole landscapes. The...

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Main Authors: Patrick Jung, Karen Baumann, Dina Emrich, Armin Springer, Vincent J.M.N.L. Felde, Stefan Dultz, Christel Baum, Marcus Frank, Burkhard Büdel, Peter Leinweber
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-11-01
Series:iScience
Subjects:
Earth sciences
Geomicrobiology
Earth-Surface Processes
Weathering
Biogeoscience
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2589004220308397

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