Virtual Journal of Geobiology

Papers with a geobiological component selected from recent issues of 20 Elsevier Science journals in relevant fields.

Part 1. Geophysiology (Modern Processes): 1A. Biota-Atmosphere Interactions; 1B. Biota-Hydrosphere/Cryosphere Interactions; 1C. Biota-Soil/Sediment/Bedrock Interactions
Part 2. Evolution of Life and Environment: 2A. Development of the Biosphere; 2B. Evolution of the Biosphere; 2C. Abrupt Events
Part 3. Geobiology of Global Change: 3A. Carbon Cycling and Sequestration; 3B. Global Change and Biota-Environment Interactions; 3C. Astrobiology

Nutrient and carbon parameters during the Southern Ocean iron experiment (SOFeX): William T. Hiscock and Frank J. Millero; Deep Sea Research Part I: Oceanographic Research Papers 52(11) (2005) 2086-2108

Molecular and isotopic characterization of lipids in cultured halophilic microorganisms from the Dead Sea and comparison with the sediment record of this hypersaline lake: Thorsten Stiehl, Jurgen Rullkotter and Arie Nissenbaum; Organic Geochemistry 36(9) (2005) 1242-1251

Stable isotopic compositions of methane and carbon monoxide in the Suiyo hydrothermal plume, Izu-Bonin arc: Tracers for microbial consumption/production: Urumu Tsunogai, Fumiko Nakagawa, Toshitaka Gamo and Junichiro Ishibashi; Earth and Planetary Science Letters 237(3-4) (2005) 326-340

Proposed nitrate binding by hemoglobin in Riftia pachyptila blood: Edda Hahlbeck, Mark A. Pospesel, Franck Zal, James J. Childress and Horst Felbeck; Deep Sea Research Part I: Oceanographic Research Papers 52(10) (2005) 1885-1895

Rock magnetic properties of uncultured magnetotactic bacteria: Yongxin Pan, Nikolai Petersen, Michael Winklhofer, Alfonso F. Davila, Qingsong Liu, Thomas Frederichs, Marianne Hanzlik and Rixiang Zhu; Earth and Planetary Science Letters 237(3-4) (2005) 311-325

Formation and occurrence of biogenic iron-rich minerals: Danielle Fortin and Sean Langley; Earth-Science Reviews 72(1-2) (2005) 1-19

Archaeal diversity in ODP legacy borehole 892b and associated seawater and sediments of the Cascadia Margin: Brain D. Lanoil, Myron T. La Duc, Miriam Wright, Miriam Kastner, Kenneth H. Nealson and Douglas Bartlett; FEMS Microbiology Ecology 54(2) (2005) 167-177

The coprecipitation of Sr into calcite precipitates induced by bacterial ureolysis in artificial groundwater: Temperature and kinetic dependence: Andrew C. Mitchell and F. Grant Ferris; Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta 69(17) (2005) 4199-4210

Molecular biogeochemistry of sulfate reduction, methanogenesis and the anaerobic oxidation of methane at Gulf of Mexico cold seeps: Beth! Orcutt, Antje Boetius, Marcus Elvert, Vladimir Samarkin and Samantha B. Joye; Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta 69(17) (2005) 4267-4281

Soil development and properties of microbial biomass succession in reclaimed post mining sites near Sokolov (Czech Republic) and near Cottbus (Germany): M. Sourkova, J. Frouz, U. Fettweis, O. Bens, R.F. Huttl and H. Santruckova; Geoderma 129(1-2) (2005) 73-80

How Earth's atmosphere evolved to an oxic state: A status report: David C. Catling and Mark W. Claire; Earth and Planetary Science Letters 237(1-2) (2005) 1-20

Late Archean to Early Paleoproterozoic global tectonics, environmental change and the rise of atmospheric oxygen: Mark E. Barley, Andrey Bekker and Bryan Krapez; Earth and Planetary Science Letters 238(1-2) (2005) 156-171

Carbon cycle feedbacks and the initiation of Antarctic glaciation in the earliest Oligocene: James C. Zachos and Lee R. Kump; Global and Planetary Change 47(1) (2005) 51-66

Palynology and organic-carbon isotope ratios across a terrestrial Palaeocene/Eocene boundary section in the Williston Basin, North Dakota, USA: Guy J. Harrington, Elizabeth R. Clechenko and D. Clay Kelly; Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology 226(3-4) (2005) 214-232

What can the data on late survival of Australian megafauna tell us about the cause of their extinction?: Christopher N. Johnson; Quaternary Science Reviews 24(20-21) (2005) 2167-2172

Phytochemical changes in leaves of subtropical grasses and fynbos shrubs at elevated atmospheric CO₂ concentrations: D. Hattas, W.D. Stock, W.T. Mabusela and I.R. Green; Global and Planetary Change 47(2-4) (2005) 181-192

Greenhouse gas emissions from a managed grassland: S.K. Jones, R.M. Rees, U.M. Skiba and B.C. Ball; Global and Planetary Change 47(2-4) (2005) 201-211

Four climate regimes on a land planet with wet surface: Effects of obliquity change and implications for ancient Mars: Yutaka Abe, Atsushi Numaguti, Goro Komatsu and Yoshihide Kobayashi; Icarus 178(1) (2005) 27-39

Possibilities for methanogenic life in liquid methane on the surface of Titan: C.P. McKay and H.D. Smith; Icarus 178(1) (2005) 274-276

Desert methane: Implications for life detection on Mars: Mark Moran, Joseph D. Miller, Tim Kral and Dave Scott; Icarus 178(1) (2005) 277-280

Numerical simulations of very large impacts on the Earth: Vladimir V. Svetsov; Planetary and Space Science 53(12) (2005) 1205-1220

Drilling in ancient permafrost on Mars for evidence of a second genesis of life: H.D. Smith and C.P. McKay; Planetary and Space Science 53(12) (2005) 1302-1308