Evolutionary and Historical Geobiology Lab
Exploring life and Earth systems through deep time
| Microbial Mat Growth and Paleoecology |
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Chlorophyll autofluorescence image of bundles of cell chains in an experimental cyanobacterial mat. |
Environmental Controls of Microbial Mat Growth and Morphogenesis: A Combined Experimental and Paleoecological Study |
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| We are examining the paleoecological responses of three morphologically distinct types of fossilized microbial mats to microenvironmental variations on a 3.42-billion-year-old marine platform. For comparison, a series of flumes will be constructed for growth of mats under precisely controlled environmental conditions. We are particularly interested in identifying biosignatures of different types of anaerobic microbial communities. | ||
