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Encyclopedia of Geobiology
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Encyclopedia of Geobiology Hardcover - 2011 - 2011th Edition

by Text by (Art/Photo Books) H. W. Fritz; Joachim Reitner (Editor); Text by (Art/Photo Books) Andreas Kappler

From the publisher

The Encyclopedia of Geobiology provides comprehensive, cross-disciplinary coverage of this rapidly growing and evolving field at the interface of modern geoscience and bioscience. This unique major reference also features a complete compilation of modern geobiological methods.

Moving beyond the borders of classical core disciplines, geobiology strives to identify cause-and-effect links and synergisms between the geospheres and biospheres, which have driven the evolution of life in both modern and ancient environments.

The Encyclopedia of Geobiology is ideal for students and researchers in such natural science fields as geochemistry, biology, geology, paleontology, and mineralogy. Readers will discover a wealth of information that can be applied to understanding and solving problems in such areas as environmental protection, public health, energy, and resource management.

From the rear cover

The interplay between Geology and Biology has shaped the Earth from the early Precambrian, 4 billion years ago. Moving beyond the borders of the classical core disciplines, Geobiology strives to identify cause-and-effect chains and synergisms between the geo- and the biospheres that have been driving evolution of life in modern and ancient environments. Combining modern methods, geobiological information can be extracted not only from visible remains of organisms, but also from organic molecules, rock fabrics, minerals, isotopes and other tracers. Exploring these processes and their signatures also creates enormous applied potentials with respect to issues of environment protection, public health, energy and resource management. The Encyclopedia of Geobiology is designed as a key reference for students, researchers, teachers, and the informed public to provide basic, but comprehensible knowledge on this rapidly expanding discipline at the interface between modern geo- and biosciences.

Details

  • Title Encyclopedia of Geobiology
  • Author Text by (Art/Photo Books) H. W. Fritz; Joachim Reitner (Editor); Text by (Art/Photo Books) Andreas Kappler
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Edition number 2011th
  • Edition 2011
  • Pages 927
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Springer
  • Date 2011-03
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Bibliography, Illustrated, Index, Maps
  • ISBN 9781402092114 / 1402092113
  • Weight 6.5 lbs (2.95 kg)
  • Dimensions 11.2 x 8.8 x 1.8 in (28.45 x 22.35 x 4.57 cm)
  • Themes
    • Aspects (Academic): Reference
  • Library of Congress subjects Evolution (Biology), Geobiology
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2010936497
  • Dewey Decimal Code 551

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About the author

Dr. Joachim Reitner is Professor of Paleontology, Head of the Department of Geobiology, and Managing Director of the Museum, Collections and Geopark, at the University of Gttingen, Germany. He is also Editor-in-Chief of Lecture Notes in Earth Sciences (Springer), Co-Editor of Facies (Springer), and Associate Editor of the Geomicrobiology Journal (Taylor & Francis).

Dr. Reitner's research focuses on the interplay between organisms and their metabolic processes with various abiotic parameters. Many geological processes can be understood as geo-physiological processes, allowing chemical reactions that would never run under standard thermodynamic conditions. Therefore, a major thrust of Dr. Reitner's research activities is the investigation of the evolution of these processes, visible in biosignatures and biomineralization patterns and their interaction with biogeochemical cycles.

Among his many honors and accolades, Dr. Reitner is the recipient of the G. W. Leibniz Award from the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft.

Dr. Volker Thiel is Professor of Organic Geochemistry in the Geoscience Center at the University of Gttingen, Germany. Dr. Thiel has been involved in geobiological research for some 15 years, with a focus on the use of organic molecules as chemical tracers (biomarkers) for biogeochemical pathways.

His research interests include lipid biomarkers as indicators for biogeochemical processes; molecular fossils, biological formation, and turnover of methane; and microbial control on mineral formation. The results of his studies have significantly contributed to identifying the microbial processes associated with methane turnover in modern and ancient environments. Much of Dr. Thiel's current work is devoted to new approaches to enhance the spatial resolution of biomarker analysis in geobiological systems.

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