The role of endolithic cyanobacteria in
The role of endolithic cyanobacteria in the formation of lithified laminae in Bahamian stromatolites
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Ian G. Macintyre; Leslie Prufert-Bebout; R. Pamela Reid
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Article
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2000
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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The microboring activity of endolithic cyanobacteria plays a major role in the formation of the dominant lithified laminae in modern marine stromatolites in the Exuma Cays, Bahamas. These stromatolites are composed primarily of fineβgrained carbonate sand that is trapped and bound by the filamentous