Biomineralization

Patricia M. Dove, James J. De Yoreo, Steve Weiner (Herausgeber)

Buch | Softcover

395 Seiten

2018
De Gruyter (Verlag)
978-0-939950-66-9 (ISBN)

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Volume 54 of Reviews in Mineralogy and Geochemistry focuses upon the various processes by which organisms direct the formation of minerals. Our framework of examining biominerals from the viewpoints of major mineralization strategies distinguishes this volume from most previous reviews. The review begins by introducing the reader to over-arching principles that are needed to investigate biomineralization phenomena and shows the current state of knowledge regarding the major approaches to mineralization that organisms have developed over the course of Earth history. By exploring the complexities that underlie the "synthesis" of biogenic materials, and therefore the basis for how compositions and structures of biominerals are mediated (or not), we believe this volume will be instrumental in propelling studies of biomineralization to a new level of research questions that are grounded in an understanding of the underlying biological phenomena.

Patricia M. Dove, Blacksburg, Virginia, USA; James J. De Yoreo, Livermore, California, USA and Steve WeinerRehovot, Israel.

Reihe/Serie	Reviews in Mineralogy & Geochemistry ; 54
Verlagsort	Boston
Sprache	englisch
Maße	230 x 155 mm
Gewicht	666 g
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Sprachwissenschaft
	Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Biochemie
	Naturwissenschaften ► Geowissenschaften ► Geologie
	Naturwissenschaften ► Geowissenschaften ► Mineralogie / Paläontologie
	Technik ► Maschinenbau
ISBN-10	0-939950-66-9 / 0939950669
ISBN-13	978-0-939950-66-9 / 9780939950669
Zustand	Neuware