Microbes in nature often lack nutrients and face extreme or widely fluctuating temperatures,
unlike microbes in growth-optimized settings in laboratories that much of the literature …

The measured carbon isotopic compositions of carbonate sediments (δ13Ccarb) on modern
platforms are commonly 13C‐enriched compared to predicted values for minerals forming in …

Microbial mats are complex ecological assemblages that have been present in the rock
record since the Precambrian and can still be found in extant marginalized environments …

Our planet is a self-sustaining ecosystem powered by light energy from the sun, but roughly
closed to matter. Many ecosystems on Earth are also approximately closed to matter and …

Benthic cyanobacterial mats are increasing in abundance worldwide with the potential to
degrade ecosystem structure and function. Understanding mat community dynamics is thus …

Low‐lying islands in tropical regions are vulnerable to near‐term sea‐level rise and
hurricane‐induced flooding, with substantial human impact. These risks motivate …

To interpret microbially influenced paleoenvironments in the sedimentary record, it is crucial
to understand what processes control the development of microbial mats in modern …

Human activities and ocean currents in the Taiwan Strait exhibit significant seasonal
variation, yet the response of marine microbes to ocean changes under anthropogenic and …

We provide a brief review of the development and application of the Mesolens and its impact
on microbiology. Microbial specimens such as infected tissue samples, colonies surfaces …

Although microbial mats are considered relictual communities that are nowadays mostly
constrained in their distribution by predation and phosphorus availability, they are still found …