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The first part of this chapter (Sect. II.1) illustrates the complex interaction between benthic microbiota and their sedimentological environment. Although the sedimentological environment directs distribution and growth of benthic microbiota, the microbiota also influence their depositional habitat. These interactive processes produce MISS.

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Noffke, N. (2010). Concepts. In: Geobiology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-12772-4_2

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