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dc.contributor.authorFinke, N.
dc.contributor.authorSimister, R. L.
dc.contributor.authorO’Neil, A. H.
dc.contributor.authorNomosatryo, S.
dc.contributor.authorHenny, C.
dc.contributor.authorMacLean, L. C.
dc.contributor.authorCanfield, D. E.
dc.contributor.authorKonhauser, K.
dc.contributor.authorLalonde, S. V.
dc.contributor.authorFowle, David Allan
dc.contributor.authorCrowe, S. A.
dc.date.accessioned2021-01-21T21:40:35Z
dc.date.available2021-01-21T21:40:35Z
dc.date.issued2019-09-20
dc.identifier.citationFinke, N., Simister, R.L., O’Neil, A.H. et al. Mesophilic microorganisms build terrestrial mats analogous to Precambrian microbial jungles. Nat Commun 10, 4323 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-11541-xen_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1808/31207
dc.descriptionThis work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.en_US
dc.description.abstractDevelopment of Archean paleosols and patterns of Precambrian rock weathering suggest colonization of continents by subaerial microbial mats long before evolution of land plants in the Phanerozoic Eon. Modern analogues for such mats, however, have not been reported, and possible biogeochemical roles of these mats in the past remain largely conceptual. We show that photosynthetic, subaerial microbial mats from Indonesia grow on mafic bedrocks at ambient temperatures and form distinct layers with features similar to Precambrian mats and paleosols. Such subaerial mats could have supported a substantial aerobic biosphere, including nitrification and methanotrophy, and promoted methane emissions and oxidative weathering under ostensibly anoxic Precambrian atmospheres. High C-turnover rates and cell abundances would have made these mats prime locations for early microbial diversification. Growth of landmass in the late Archean to early Proterozoic Eons could have reorganized biogeochemical cycles between land and sea impacting atmospheric chemistry and climate.en_US
dc.publisherNature Researchen_US
dc.rights© The Author(s) 2019.en_US
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/en_US
dc.subjectBiogeochemistryen_US
dc.subjectClimate sciencesen_US
dc.titleMesophilic microorganisms build terrestrial mats analogous to Precambrian microbial junglesen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
kusw.kuauthorFowle, David Allan
kusw.kudepartmentEnvironmental Studies Programen_US
kusw.kudepartmentGeologyen_US
dc.identifier.doi10.1038/s41467-019-11541-xen_US
dc.identifier.orcidhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-9807-8652en_US
dc.identifier.orcidhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-1318-2280en_US
dc.identifier.orcidhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-8071-2144en_US
kusw.oaversionScholarly/refereed, publisher versionen_US
kusw.oapolicyThis item meets KU Open Access policy criteria.en_US
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