Destruction of rocks and minerals by biological activities has been termed bioerosion (Neumann 1966). It includes mechanical as well as chemical effects, i.e. bioabrasion and biocorrosion (Schneider 1976; Golubic and Schneider 1979). However both processes often co-occur; they are functionally interconnected and mutually supportive. Biocorrosion can result from the activity of macro- or micro- organisms and thus is called macrobiocorrosion and microbiocorrosion. Microbiocorrosion can also be closely associated with microbial rock formation and consolidation in stromatolitic structures (Reid et al. 2000; Macintyre et al. © 2011 Springer Berlin Heidelberg.
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Tribollet, A., Golubic, S., Radtke, G., & Reitner, J. (2011). On microbiocorrosion. Lecture Notes in Earth Sciences, 131, 265–276. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-10415-2_17
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