02295nam 2200541Ia 450 991046560090332120200520144314.01-920843-88-4(CKB)2560000000103390(EBL)1218660(SSID)ssj0001104025(PQKBManifestationID)11590795(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001104025(PQKBWorkID)11088854(PQKB)11731139(MiAaPQ)EBC1218660(Au-PeEL)EBL1218660(CaPaEBR)ebr10717541(OCoLC)852757135(EXLCZ)99256000000010339020010613d2009 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrStromatolites[electronic resource] /Ken McNamaraWelshpool Western Australian Museumc20091 online resource (92 p.)FactfocusDescription based upon print version of record.1-920843-45-0 Introduction; Living Stromatolites; Marine Stromatolites; Lacustrine Stromatolites; Fossil Stromatolites; Evolving Stromatolites; Stromatolites and Changing Day Length; Stromatolite Conservation; Acknowledgements; Further ReadingDavid Attenborough began his extraordinary tv series, The Living Planet at Shark Bay in Australia's northwest, because crossing the low dunes and descending to the beach is like slipping billions of years back in time. Where the waves gently break on the shore are stromatolites, rising like rows of concrete cauliflowers from the ocean. While they may look like inanimate rocks, examining a piece from the surface under a powerful microscope shows that it is teeming with life. Stromatolites are complex domes or columns of sediment formed by microbiological communities. These 'living rocks', as thStromatolitesAustraliaCyanobacteriaAustraliaElectronic books.StromatolitesCyanobacteria579.39McNamara Ken728920MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910465600903321Stromatolites2148129UNINA