Carbon isotopes and the oldest record of life: Potential and limits

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 3111, Issue , 1997, Pages 462-471

  Schidlowski, Manfred ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR CHEMISTRY   (Germany)

Author keywords

(Photo)autotrophic carbon fixation; Biological carbon isotope fractionations; Carbon cycle; Geological record; Origins of life; Sedimentary organic carbon

Indexed keywords

CARBON; DIFFUSION; ECOSYSTEMS; MICROBIOLOGY; SEDIMENTS;

CARBON ISOTOPES;

ISOTOPES;

EID: 0031305007     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.278802     Document Type: Conference Paper

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