Ciba Foundation Symposium 202 – Evolution of Hydrothermal Ecosystems on Earth (and Mars?)

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Partial table of contents: Hydrothermal Systems as Environments for the Emergence of Life (E. Shock). Chemical and Physical Context for Life in Terrestrial Hydrothermal Systems: Chemical Reactors for the Early Development of Life and Hydrothermal Ecosystems (R. Henley). Ancient Hydrothermal Ecosystems on Earth: A New Palaeobiological Frontier (M. Walter). The Rhynie Cherts: An Early Devonian Ecosystem Preserved by Hydrothermal Activity (N. Trewin). The Role of Remote Sensing in Finding Hydrothermal Mineral Deposits on Earth (J. Huntington). Exploration Strategies for Hydrothermal Deposits (R. Horn). Water on Early Mars (M. Carr). The Transfer of Viable Microorganisms Between Planets (P. Davies). Indexes.