Geomicrobiology of caves: a review

D E. Northup, Kathleen H. Lavoie - Geomicrobiology journal, 2001 - Taylor & Francis
In this article, we provide a review of geomicrobiological interactions in caves, which are
nutrient-limited environments containing a variety of redox interfaces. Interactions of cave …

Sulfuric acid caves of the world: A review

J De Waele, IM D'Angeli, P Audra, L Plan… - Earth-Science …, 2024 - Elsevier
In soluble rocks such as limestone and dolostone there are two main types of cave genesis
(speleogenesis);(i) epigenic speleogenesis, in which the aggressiveness that forms caves is …

Ecology of cold seep sediments: interactions of fauna with flow, chemistry and microbes

LA Levin - Oceanography and marine biology, 2005 - taylorfrancis.com
Cold seeps occur in geologically active and passive continental margins, where pore waters
enriched in methane are forced upward through the sediments by pressure gradients. The …

Cave biosignature suites: microbes, minerals, and Mars

PJ Boston, MN Spilde, DE Northup, LA Melim… - Astrobiology, 2001 - liebertpub.com
Earth's subsurface offers one of the best possible sites to search for microbial life and the
characteristic lithologies that life leaves behind. The subterrain may be equally valuable for …

The chemoautotrophically based Movile Cave groundwater ecosystem, a hotspot of subterranean biodiversity

T Brad, S Iepure, SM Sarbu - Diversity, 2021 - mdpi.com
Movile Cave hosts one of the world's most diverse subsurface invertebrate communities. In
the absence of matter and energy input from the surface, this ecosystem relies entirely on in …

Bacterial diversity and ecosystem function of filamentous microbial mats from aphotic (cave) sulfidic springs dominated by chemolithoautotrophic “ …

AS Engel, ML Porter, LA Stern… - FEMS Microbiology …, 2004 - academic.oup.com
Filamentous microbial mats from three aphotic sulfidic springs in Lower Kane Cave,
Wyoming, were assessed with regard to bacterial diversity, community structure, and …

Lights and shadows on the conservation of a rock art cave: the case of Lascaux Cave

F Bastian, C Alabouvette - International Journal of …, 2009 - digitalcommons.usf.edu
Lascaux Cave was discovered in 1940. Twenty years after the first microbial contamination
signs appeared. In the last forty years the cave suffered different fungal invasions. Here we …

[PDF][PDF] Observations on the biodiversity of sulfidic karst habitats

AS Engel - Journal of Cave and Karst Studies, 2007 - legacy.caves.org
Recognition of the metabolic process of chemosynthesis has recently overthrown the
ecological dogma that all life on earth is dependent on sunlight. In complete darkness …

Mineral microniches control the diversity of subsurface microbial populations

AA Jones, PC Bennett - Geomicrobiology Journal, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
Rocks and minerals surround the subsurface microbial habitat, yet mineralogy and rock
chemistry are rarely considered when characterizing microbial diversity and the microbial …

Microbiology of Movile Cave—a chemolithoautotrophic ecosystem

D Kumaresan, D Wischer, J Stephenson… - Geomicrobiology …, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
Discovered in 1986, Movile Cave is an unusual cave ecosystem sustained by in situ
chemoautotrophic primary production. The cave is completely isolated from the surface and …