LEADER 02295nam 2200541Ia 450 001 9910465600903321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-920843-88-4 035 $a(CKB)2560000000103390 035 $a(EBL)1218660 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001104025 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11590795 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001104025 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)11088854 035 $a(PQKB)11731139 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1218660 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1218660 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10717541 035 $a(OCoLC)852757135 035 $a(EXLCZ)992560000000103390 100 $a20010613d2009 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aStromatolites$b[electronic resource] /$fKen McNamara 210 $aWelshpool $cWestern Australian Museum$dc2009 215 $a1 online resource (92 p.) 225 0 $aFactfocus 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-920843-45-0 327 $aIntroduction; Living Stromatolites; Marine Stromatolites; Lacustrine Stromatolites; Fossil Stromatolites; Evolving Stromatolites; Stromatolites and Changing Day Length; Stromatolite Conservation; Acknowledgements; Further Reading 330 $aDavid 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 th 606 $aStromatolites$zAustralia 606 $aCyanobacteria$zAustralia 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aStromatolites 615 0$aCyanobacteria 676 $a579.39 700 $aMcNamara$b Ken$0728920 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910465600903321 996 $aStromatolites$92148129 997 $aUNINA