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Microbially assisted recording of the Earth’s magnetic field in sediment

Authors :
Xiangyu Zhao
Ramon Egli
Stuart A. Gilder
Sebastian Müller
Source :
Nature Communications, Vol 7, Iss 1, Pp 1-7 (2016)
Publication Year :
2016
Publisher :
Nature Portfolio, 2016.

Abstract

Sediments record variations of the Earth’s magnetic field via the alignment of magnetic grains during and after deposition, yet the role of post-depositional processes remains unclear. Here, the authors present experiments showing how microbially-induced bioturbation controls the alignment process.

Subjects

Subjects :
Science

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
20411723
Volume :
7
Issue :
1
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Nature Communications
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.3d48ff3b06a41f4957084ebb56f558b
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms10673