Search Results - "Microbial mats"

Seafloor chemosynthetic habitats and AOM-influenced sediment microbiome at a cold-water coral site off the Vesterålen coast, northern Norway.

Authors: Argentino, Claudio Fallati, Luca Petters, Sebastian et al.

Source: Biogeosciences. 2026, Vol. 23 Issue 9, p3139-3157. 19p.

Subject Terms: *Microbial mats, *Methanotrophs, *Deep-sea corals, *Cold seeps, *Sediment microbiology, *Geochemistry, *Benthic ecology

Geographic Terms: Norway

Structure–Property Relationships and Prototype-Scale Performance of Geothermal Microbial Mat-Derived Organo-Mineral Composites.

Authors: Puy-Alquiza, María Jesús Puy, Miren Yosune Miranda Caudillo Gonzalez, Martin et al.

Source: Applied Sciences (2076-3417); Feb2026, Vol. 16 Issue 4, p1786, 26p

Microbial mats promote surface water retention in proglacial streams.

Authors: Paccolat, Jonas de Anna, Pietro Lane, Stuart Nicholas et al.

Source: Hydrology & Earth System Sciences. 2025, Vol. 29 Issue 24, p7201-7216. 16p.

Subject Terms: *Microbial mats, *Biofilms, *Ecological resilience, *Glacial drift, *Ecological succession, *Glacial melting, *Water storage, *River sediments

Structural control and depth clustering of extensive hydrothermal venting on the shelf of Milos Island.

Authors: Nomikou, Paraskevi Bejelou, Konstantina Koschinsky, Andrea et al.

Source: Scientific Reports. 11/27/2025, Vol. 15 Issue 1, p1-14. 14p.

Microbial sedimentary structures in the siliciclastic realm.

Authors: Noffke, Nora Cuadrado, Diana G.

Source: Sedimentology. Jun2026, Vol. 73 Issue 4, p843-848. 6p.

Subject Terms: *Siliciclastic rocks, *Microbial mats, *Biogenic sedimentary rocks, *Archaean, *Sediment analysis, *Ecosystems

Modern microbial landscape: Aerial mapping of microbially induced sedimentary structures forming in a coastal sabkha.

Authors: Bontognali, Tomaso R. R. Bouquety, Axel Rüsch, Ottaviano et al.

Source: Sedimentology. Jun2026, Vol. 73 Issue 4, p1286-1306. 21p.

Subject Terms: *Microbial mats, *Aerial surveys, *Evaporites, *Microbial communities, *Biosignatures (Origin of life), *Drone photography, *Sediment microbiology

Geographic Terms: Qatar

A photosynthetic, socially motile lifestyle 3.22 billion years ago: Evidence from fossilised tufted microbial mats.

Authors: Gong, Jian Homann, Martin Zeng, Zhirui et al.

Source: Sedimentology. Jun2026, Vol. 73 Issue 4, p864-882. 19p.

Subject Terms: *Microbial mats, *Motility of microorganisms, *Cyanobacteria, *Fossil microorganisms, *Bacterial swarming, *Photosynthetic bacteria, *Biogenic sedimentary rocks

Geographic Terms: South Africa

Microbially induced sedimentary structures in fluvial settings: the gas domes from the Bolzano Megacaldera (Permian, Italy).

Authors: Baucon, Andrea Trümper, Steffen Morelli, Corrado et al.

Source: Sedimentology. Jun2026, Vol. 73 Issue 4, p914-944. 31p.

Subject Terms: *Microbial mats, *Sedimentary structures, *Calderas, *Volcanic fields, *Paleoenvironmental studies, *Alluvium, *Permian Period

Geographic Terms: Italy

Hemispherical MISS caused by gas‐trapping: Examples from the Trepassey and Fermeuse formations (Ediacaran) of Newfoundland.

Authors: Chida, Nagi Olschewski, Pascal McKean, Christopher et al.

Source: Sedimentology. Jun2026, Vol. 73 Issue 4, p1030-1052. 23p.

Subject Terms: *Microbial mats, *Sedimentary structures, *Diagenesis, *Carbonate minerals, *Geology, *Carbon isotopes, *Ediacaran fossils

Geographic Terms: Newfoundland & Labrador

Microbially induced sedimentary structures (MISS) in the macrotidal sand flats of the San Antonio Este Bay, Argentina.

Authors: Rodriguez, Maximiliano N. Cuadrado, Diana G. Campetella, Débora M. et al.

Source: Sedimentology. Jun2026, Vol. 73 Issue 4, p1185-1200. 16p.

Subject Terms: *Sedimentary structures, *Microbial mats, *Tidal flats, *Fossils, *Earth tides

Geographic Terms: Argentina

Development of Holocene lacustrine microbialites on the Iberian Peninsula: Insights into environmental and depositional controls using X‐ray CT and petrography.

Authors: Doyle, Connor Corella, Juan Pablo Behnsen, Julia et al.

Source: Sedimentology. Jun2026, Vol. 73 Issue 4, p1148-1184. 37p.

Subject Terms: *Microbial mats, *Paleoenvironmental studies, *Petrology, *Peninsulas, *Computed tomography, *Sedimentation & deposition

Geographic Terms: Iberian Peninsula

The relationship between organic matgrounds and sedimentary packaging: examples from the Ediacaran and early Cambrian.

Authors: Droser, Mary L. Surprenant, Rachel L. M c Candless, Heather K. et al.

Source: Sedimentology. Jun2026, Vol. 73 Issue 4, p965-981. 17p.

Subject Terms: *Microbial mats, *Sediment control, *Siliciclastic rocks, *Animal burrowing, *Marine sediment analysis, *Precambrian, *Sedimentary structures, *Ediacaran fossils

Geographic Terms: Adelaide (S. Aust.)

Microbial microsequences modulated by storm dynamics in lower shoreface deposits: A case study from the early Ediacaran, Cerro Largo Formation, Argentina.

Authors: Arrouy, María Julia Noffke, Nora Cuadrado, Diana G. et al.

Source: Sedimentology. Jun2026, Vol. 73 Issue 4, p982-1000. 19p.

Subject Terms: *Microbial mats, *Ediacaran fossils, *Raman spectroscopy, *Sediment microbiology, *Sedimentary rocks, *Grain size, *Storms, *Geological formations

Geographic Terms: Argentina

Microbial mats in the Río Mayer Formation (Lower Cretaceous), Austral Basin, Argentina: Paleoenvironmental and paleoceanographic significance.

Authors: Carmona, Noelia Beatriz Ponce, Juan José Cevallos, Martín et al.

Source: Sedimentology. Jun2026, Vol. 73 Issue 4, p1307-1325. 19p.

Subject Terms: *Microbial mats, *Paleoceanography, *Geological formations, *Paleoenvironmental studies, *Biogenic sedimentary rocks, *Hydrocarbon manufacturing, *Geological basins, *Cretaceous Period

Geographic Terms: Argentina

Microbial mats and thalassinid shrimp: Spatial and geochemical interactions in a modern intertidal environment.

Authors: Harris, Brette S. Biddle, Sara K. LaGrange, Maya T. et al.

Source: Sedimentology. Jun2026, Vol. 73 Issue 4, p1001-1029. 29p.

Subject Terms: *Microbial mats, *Shrimps, *Analytical geochemistry, *Sedimentology, *Microbial communities, *Intertidal zonation, *Burrowing animals

Microbial mats in dinosaur ichnocoenoses.

Authors: Noffke, Nora Murphey, Paul C. Buntin, Roger C. et al.

Source: Sedimentology. Jun2026, Vol. 73 Issue 4, p1099-1120. 22p.

Subject Terms: *Microbial mats, *Footprints, *Trace fossils, *Paleoenvironmental studies, *Cretaceous Period, *Taphonomy, *Sedimentary structures, *Biogenic sedimentary rocks

Microbial influence on the formation and subsequent changes of vertebrate tracks: field experiments on present‐day coastal sediments.

Authors: Quijada, Isabel Emma Maisano, Lucía Pan, Jerónimo et al.

Source: Sedimentology. Jun2026, Vol. 73 Issue 4, p1121-1147. 27p.

Subject Terms: *Microbial mats, *Coastal sediments, *Biofilms, *Sediment analysis, *Fossilization, *Footprints

Role of microbial mats in the genesis of soft‐sediment deformation structures in a siliciclastic environment.

Authors: Cuadrado, Diana G. Maisano, Lucía Perillo, Vanesa L. et al.

Source: Sedimentology. Jun2026, Vol. 73 Issue 4, p1201-1224. 24p.

Subject Terms: *Microbial mats, *Sedimentary structures, *Siliciclastic rocks, *Storm surges, *Coastal sediments

Microbe-physical interactions determine the nature of epibenthic microbial mats and associated sedimentary structures in a hypersaline continental saltpan.

Authors: Yorlano, María Florencia Cuadrado, Diana G. Demetrio, Pablo M. et al.

Source: Hydrobiologia. Sep2025, Vol. 852 Issue 16, p4155-4173. 19p.

Subjects: Microbial mats, Sedimentary structures, Carbon cycle, Ecosystem dynamics, Rainfall, Cyanobacteria, Saline waters, Diatoms

Microbial, tidal, and storm activity in a macrotidal to shallow marine shelf environment during the Paleoproterozoic era.

Authors: Hill-Svehla, Carolyn M. Corcoran, Patricia L.

Source: Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences. 2023, Vol. 60 Issue 7, p713-738. 26p.