Abstract:<p>Saline lakes are known to be sensitive to changes in environmental conditions on a broad temporal scale. Therefore, variations in the mineralogical, geochemical, and sedimentological characteristics of these settings have often been interpreted to reflect oscillations in climatic conditions. However, recent work has shown that microbial communities can also influence the formation of carbonate and evaporite minerals in saline lake environments, especially in the salars of South America. Here, … Show more
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