Screen LibraryEvolution of hydrothermal ecosystems on Earth (and Mars?)
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| Literature type: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Ciba Foundation symposium ;
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http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/book/10.1002/9780470514986 |
| Item Description: |
"Symposium on Evolution of Hydrothermal Ecosystems on Earth (and Mars?), held at the Ciba Foundation, London, January 30-February 1, 1996"--P. vii. Editors: Gregory R. Bock and Jamie A. Goode. |
| Carrier Form: | 1 online resource (xii, 334 p.) : ill. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
| ISBN: |
9780470514993 (electronic bk.) 047051499X (electronic bk.) 9780470514986 0470514981 |
| Index Number: | QH325 |
| CLC: | Q10 |
| Contents: | Phylogenetic perspectives on microbial life in hydrothermal ecosystems, past and present / S.M. Barns ... [et al.] -- Hydrothermal systems as environments for the emergence of life / E.L. Shock -- Chemical and physical context for life in terrestrial hydrothermal systems : chemical reactors for the early development of life and hydrothermal ecosystems / R.W. Henley -- Stable light isotope biogeochemistry of hydrothermal systems / D.J. Des Marais -- High temperature ecosystems and their chemical interactions with their environment / A. Pentecost -- Ancient hydrothermal ecosystems on Earth : a new palaeobiological frontier / M.R. Walter -- The Rhynie cherts : an early Devonian ecosystem preserved by hydrothermal activity / N.H. Trewin -- Fossilization processes in siliceous thermal springs : trends in preservation along the thermal gradient / S.L Cady and J.D. Farmer -- Lipid biomarkers for bacterial ecosystems : studies of cultured organisms, hydrothermal environments and ancient sediments / R.E. Summons, L.L. Jahnke and B.R.T. Simoneit -- The limits of palaeontological information : finding the gold among the dross / A.H. Knoll and M.R. Walter -- The role of remote sensing in finding hydrothermal mineral deposits on Earth / J.F. Huntington -- Exploration strategies for hydrothermal deposits / R.A. Horn -- Water on early Mars / M.H. Carr -- Hydrothermal systems on Mars : an assessment of present evidence / J.D. Farmer -- The transfer of viable microorganisms between planets / P.C.W. Davies -- Summing-up / M.R. Walter. |