04108nam 2200661 a 450 991014455920332120170810191440.01-282-34800-097866123480060-470-51498-10-470-51499-X(CKB)1000000000377148(EBL)470769(OCoLC)609849816(SSID)ssj0000295871(PQKBManifestationID)11236240(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000295871(PQKBWorkID)10321264(PQKB)11064718(MiAaPQ)EBC470769(EXLCZ)99100000000037714819960628d1996 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrEvolution of hydrothermal ecosystems on Earth (and Mars?)[electronic resource] /[editors, Gregory R. Bock, Jamie A. Goode]Chichester ;New York Wiley19961 online resource (348 p.)Ciba Foundation symposium ;202"Symposium on Evolution of Hydrothermal Ecosystems on Earth (and Mars?), held at the Ciba Foundation, London, January 30-February 1, 1996"--p. vii.0-471-96509-X Includes bibliographical references and indexes.EVOLUTION OF HYDROTHERMAL ECOSYSTEMS ON EARTH (AND MARS?); Contents; Participants; Preface; Hyperthermophiles in the history of life; General discussion I; Phylogenetic perspective on microbial life in hydrothermal ecosystems, past and present; Hydrothermal systems as environments for the emergence of life; Chemical and physical context for life in terrestrial hydrothermal systems: chemical reactors for the early development of life and hydrothermal ecosystems; Stable light isotope biogeochemistry of hydrothermal systemsHigh temperature ecosystems and their chemical interactions with their environmentAncient hydrothermal ecosystems on Earth: a new palaeobiological frontier; The Rhynie cherts: an early Devonian ecosystem preserved by hydrothermal activity; Fossilization processes in siliceous thermal springs: trends in preservation along thermal gradients; Lipid biomarkers for bacterial ecosystems: studies of cultured organisms, hydrothermal environments and ancient sediments; General discussion II; The limits of palaeontological knowledge: finding the gold among the drossThe role of remote sensing in finding hydrothermal mineral deposits on earthExploration strategies for hydrothermal deposits; Water on early Mars; General discussion III; Hydrothermal systems on Mars: an assessment of present evidence; General discussion IV; The transfer of viable microorganisms between blanets; Summing-up; Index of contributors; Subject indexThis book explores the possibility that life exists on Mars. It provides an interdisciplinary overview of the early evolution of life in hydrothermal ecosystems on Earth, focusing on the problem of remote sensing and incorporating geological work relevant to the search for evidence of early life on Earth and Mars. It discusses the belief that studying thermal spring deposits as part of this search may be the best opportunity to test whether life on earth is a ""unique experiment,"" or whether there is life elsewhere in the solar system.Ciba Foundation symposium ;202.LifeOriginCongressesHot spring ecologyCongressesExobiologyCongressesElectronic books.LifeOriginHot spring ecologyExobiology574.5574.5263Bock Gregory322650Goode Jamie283336Symposium on Evolution of Hydrothermal Ecosystems on Earth (and Mars?)(1996 :Ciba Foundation)MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910144559203321Evolution of hydrothermal ecosystems on Earth (and Mars?)2266793UNINA