Geobiology of Stromatolites

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Geobiology of Stromatolites is written by Joachim Reitner and published by Universitätsverlag Göttingen. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 3940344524 (ISBN 10) and 9783940344526 (ISBN 13).

Stromatolites are the most intriguing geobiological structures of the entire history of the earth since the early beginning of the fossil record in the Archaean. Traditionally, stromatolites and related microbial sediments are interpreted as biosedimentological remains of biofilms and microbial mats. Stromatolites are important environmental and evolutionary archives that give us plenty of information on ancient habitats, biodiversity, and evolution of complex benthic biosystems. However, many aspects of the formation, biology, and geobiology of these structures are still cryptic and poorly understood. The symposium is dedicated to Ernst Louis Kalkowsky (18511938), who introduced the terms Stromatolithʺ and Ooidʺ to the earth science community in 1908.