Deposition of calcium carbonate in karst caves: role of bacteria in Stiffe's cave.
Bacteria make a significant contribution to the accumulation of carbonate in several natural habitats where large amounts of carbonates are deposited. However, the role played by microbial communities in speleothem formation (stalactites, stalagmites etc.) in caves is still unclear. In bacteria carb...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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University of South Florida Libraries
2001-01-01
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| Series: | International Journal of Speleology |
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| Online Access: | http://www.ijs.speleo.it/pdf/12.102.30_Ercole.Cacchio.Cappuccio.Lepidi.pdf |