Day 2, April 15 - Posters
Modeling of microbial mat decay and implications for the early Earth fossil record
Start Date
15-4-2020 9:00 AM
End Date
15-4-2020 11:00 AM
Publisher
University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
Place of Publication
Chattanooga (Tenn.)
Abstract
Microbial mats represent Earth’s earliest ecosystems. However, the effects of decomposition on microbial mat preservation are unknown. This model will predict how microbial mats decay over time, which can then be compared to mats in the rock record.
Date
April 2020
Document Type
posters
Language
English
Rights
http://rightsstatement.org/vocab/InC/1.0/
Recommended Citation
Manning-Berg, Ashley, "Modeling of microbial mat decay and implications for the early Earth fossil record". ReSEARCH Dialogues Conference proceedings. https://scholar.utc.edu/research-dialogues/2020/day2_posters/86.
Modeling of microbial mat decay and implications for the early Earth fossil record
Microbial mats represent Earth’s earliest ecosystems. However, the effects of decomposition on microbial mat preservation are unknown. This model will predict how microbial mats decay over time, which can then be compared to mats in the rock record.