Biogenic speleothems: an overview
Biogenic speleothems: an overview
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DOI：
10.5038/1827-806x.30.1.4
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发表时间：
2001
影响因子：
1.3
通讯作者：
P. Forti
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作者：
P. Forti
洞穴沉积物可能以某种方式受到生物体影响的想法相当古老，但具体的研究只是在过去几十年才开始，目前只有几篇系统的论文。微生物的作用也许是最好的调查，即使它没有完全理解，而在洞穴环境中的上层生物和洞穴沉积物的研究是稀缺的，并不总是详细说明所涉及的遗传机制。本文件的目的是提供关于这些专题的最新概况，以提高科学界的兴趣。事实上，虽然对不同洞穴沉积物的形成过程中所涉及的复杂的生物化学反应还没有很好的理解，但显然其重要性和意义远远超过了单纯的洞穴成因研究。
The idea that speleothems may be somehow influenced by living organisms is rather old, but specific studies have only started in the last few decades and presently there are only a couple of systematic paper on this topic. The role of microorganisms is perhaps the best investigated even if it is not fully understood, while studies over upper organisms and speleothems in a cavern environment are scarce and details are not always given on the involved genetic mechanisms. The aim of the present paper is to give an updated overview on these topics in order to enhance the interest of the scientific community. In fact the complex biochemical reactions involved in the development of the different cave deposits, though still not well understood, clearly have an interest and an importance far exceeding the simple speleogenetic interest.