Chemistry of the early oceans: The environment of early life

Evolution on Planet Earth: The Impact of the Physical Environment

Volumn , Issue , 2003, Pages 55-64

  Raven, John A ^a   Skene, Keith R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

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DOI: 10.1016/B978-012598655-7/50031-8     Document Type: Chapter

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