On Microbiocorrosion
2011 | book part. A publication with affiliation to the University of Göttingen.
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- Authors
- Tribollet, Aline; Golubic, Stjepko; Radtke, Gudrun; Reitner, Joachim
- Editors
- Reitner, Joachim ; Quéric, Nadia Valérie ; Arp, Gernot
- Abstract
- Destruction of rocks and minerals by biological activities has been termed bioerosion (Neumann 1966). It includes mechanical as well as chemical effects, i.e. bioabrasion and biocorrosion (Schneider 1976; Golubic and Schneider 1979). However both processes often co-occur; they are functionally interconnected and mutually supportive. Biocorrosion can result from the activity of macro- or micro- organisms and thus is called macrobiocorrosion and microbiocorrosion. Microbiocorrosion can also be closely associated with microbial rock formation and consolidation in stromatolitic structures (Reid et al. 2000; Macintyre et al.
- Issue Date
- 2011
- Organization
- Abteilung Geobiologie ; Geowissenschaftliches Zentrum ; Fakultät für Geowissenschaften und Geographie
- ISBN
- 978-3-642-10414-5
978-3-642-10415-2 - Language
- English