Links Between Geological Processes, Microbial Activities & Evolution of Life

Download or read book Links Between Geological Processes, Microbial Activities & Evolution of Life written by Yildirim Dilek and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2008-07-01 with total page 359 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Microbial systems in extreme environments and in the deep biosphere may be analogous to potential life on other planetary bodies and hence may be used to investigate the possibilities of extraterrestrial life. This book examines the mode and nature of links between geological processes and microbial activities and their significance for the origin and evolution of life on the Earth and possibly on other planets. This is a truly interdisciplinary science with societal relevance.