Phosphorus, nitrogen, and the redox evolution of the Paleozoic oceans

Geology

Volumn 33, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 573-576

  Saltzman, Matthew R ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbon isotope; Glaciation; Nitrogen; Paleozoic; Phosphorus

Indexed keywords

CENOZOIC PERIODS; GREENHOUSE CLIMATES; PALEOZOIC OCEANS; REDOX EVOLUTION;

CLIMATOLOGY; DENITRIFICATION; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS;

OCEANOGRAPHY;

NITROGEN; PALEOZOIC; PHOSPHORUS; REDOX POTENTIAL; SEAWATER;

EID: 21944431688     PISSN: 00917613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/G21535.1     Document Type: Article

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