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Salinity and Water Activity Related Zonation of Microbial Communities and Potential Stromatolites of the Gavish Sabkha

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Hypersaline Ecosystems

Part of the book series: Ecological Studies ((ECOLSTUD,volume 53))

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Laminated microbial mats are found in a variety of extreme environments, including hypersaline ecosystems, thermal hot springs, deserts, and even permanently ice-covered lakes in the Antarctic (Bauld 1981 a, b, Borowitzka 1981, Brock 1978, Castenholz 1973, Y. Cohen et al. 1977 b, c, Horodyski 1977 a, Javor 1979, Krumbein et al. 1977, Krumbein and Lange-Giele 1979, Parker et al. 1981, Wright and Burton 1981).

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Gerdes, G., Krumbein, W.E., Holtkamp, E. (1985). Salinity and Water Activity Related Zonation of Microbial Communities and Potential Stromatolites of the Gavish Sabkha. In: Friedman, G.M., Krumbein, W.E. (eds) Hypersaline Ecosystems. Ecological Studies, vol 53. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-70290-7_14

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