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The lithobiontic ecological niche, with special reference to microorganisms
Stjepko Golubic, E. Imre Friedmann and Juergen Schneider
The lithobiontic ecological niche, with special reference to microorganisms
Journal of Sedimentary Petrology (June 1981) 51 (2): 475-478
The lithobiontic ecological niche, with special reference to microorganisms
Journal of Sedimentary Petrology (June 1981) 51 (2): 475-478
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Abstract
Revised terminology is proposed that describes the ecological niches of microorganisms within hard, mineral substrates. Organisms attached to the external surfaces of the rock are termed epiliths, while those in the interior of the rock are all termed endoliths. The latter are called chasmoendoliths if they inhabit fissures in rocks, cryptoendoliths if they dwell within structural cavities, and euendoliths if they actively penetrate calcareous substrates.
ISSN: 0022-4472
Coden: JSEPAK
Serial Title: Journal of Sedimentary Petrology
Serial Volume: 51
Serial Issue: 2
Title: The lithobiontic ecological niche, with special reference to microorganisms
Affiliation: Boston Univ.,
Boston, MA,
United States
Pages: 475-478
Published: 198106
Text Language: English
Publisher: Society of Economic Paleontologists and Mineralogists,
Tulsa, OK,
United States
References: 11
Accession Number: 1982-007241
Categories: Paleobotany
Document Type: Serial
Bibliographic Level: Analytic
Illustration Description: illus. incl. 1 table
Secondary Affiliation: Fla. State Univ.,
USA,
United StatesUniv. Goettingen,
DEU,
Federal Republic of Germany
Country of Publication: United States
Secondary Affiliation: GeoRef, Copyright 2017, American Geosciences Institute.
Update Code: 1982
