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Biogenic–Abiogenic Interactions in Stromatolitic Geosystems and Their Mineralization

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Biogenic—Abiogenic Interactions in Natural and Anthropogenic Systems

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Investigation of biogenic ultramicrotextures in stromatolites is a newer research avenue, which makes it possible to reconstruct this process on the basis of factual evidence and significantly improve current understanding of the stromatolitic system as a whole. New techniques utilizing the electron microscope allowed to establish a variety of mineralized biogenic ultramicroformations, responsible for occurrence of a particular rock microstructure and to determine their elementary composition. Biota significantly affects the development of stromatolitic reefs and their architecture. The cyanobacterial community is a self-learning biological system, flexibly adapting to climatic, geological, atmospheric, and other natural environments. The obtained results present stromatolites as a complexly organized geosystem, with various interacting components constantly exchanging matter, energy, and information.

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  1. Geological Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia

    Tatiana V. Litvinova

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  1. Institute of Earth Sciences, Saint Petersburg State University, Saint Petersburg, Russia

    Olga V. Frank-Kamenetskaya

  2. Department of Geochemistry, Saint Petersburg State University, Saint Petersburg, Russia

    Elena G. Panova

  3. Department of Botany, Saint Petersburg State University, Saint Petersburg, Russia

    Dmitry Yu. Vlasov

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Litvinova, T.V. (2016). Biogenic–Abiogenic Interactions in Stromatolitic Geosystems and Their Mineralization. In: Frank-Kamenetskaya, O., Panova, E., Vlasov, D. (eds) Biogenic—Abiogenic Interactions in Natural and Anthropogenic Systems. Lecture Notes in Earth System Sciences. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-24987-2_6

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