Geomicrobiology - Article Index

Encyclopedia - Microbiology: Encyclopedia - Microbiology
Microbiology (in Greek micron = small and biologia = studying life) is the study of microorganisms, including viruses, viroids, prions, p...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Biogeochemistry: Encyclopedia - Biogeochemistry
The field of biogeochemistry involves scientific study of the chemical, physical, geological, and biological processes and reactions that...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Biogeochemistry: Encyclopedia Ii - Biogeochemistry - Biogeochemistry Research
There are biogeochemistry research groups in many universities around the world. Since this is a highly inter-disciplinary field, these a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Earth Science: Encyclopedia - Earth Science
Earth science (also known as geoscience, the geosciences or the Earth Sciences), is an all-embracing term for the sciences related to the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Biogeochemistry: Encyclopedia Ii - Biogeochemistry - Father Of Biogeochemistry
Vladimir Vernadsky, a Russian scientist in the tradition of Mendeleev, is credited with founding the science of biogeochemistry. Vernadsk...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Biosignature: Encyclopedia Ii - Biosignature - Biosignatures In Astrobiology
In Astrobiology, a biosignature is a sign of the presence of life in general and is usually studied with an eye towards identifying and d...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Earth Science: Encyclopedia Ii - Earth Science - Earth System Science
Many scientists are now starting to use an approach known as Earth system science which treats the entire Earth as a system in its own ri...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Earth Science: Encyclopedia Ii - Earth Science - Interdisciplinary Fields
Furthermore, other modern disciplines known collectively as Earth system science approach the entire Earth as a system in its own right, ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Geology: Encyclopedia Ii - Geology - History
In China, the polymath Shen Kua (1031 - 1095) formulated a hypothesis for the process of land formation: based on his observation of foss...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Geology: Encyclopedia Ii - Geology - Important Principles Of Geology
There are a number of important principles in geology. Many of these involve the ability to provide the relative ages of strata or the ma...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Geology: Encyclopedia Ii - Geology - Regional Geology
Geology - Australia. Geology of the Yilgarn Craton Geology of Victoria Geology - United Kingdom. Geology of Dorset Geology of Hamp...   » Read the article