Mesoprotezoic carbon dioxide levels inferred from calcified cyanobacteria

Geology

Volumn 35, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 799-802

  Kah, Linda C ^a   Riding, Robert ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^b CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Calcification; Carbon dioxide; Cyanobacteria; Photosynthesis; Proterozoic

Indexed keywords

CALCIFICATION; CARBON DIOXIDE CONCENTRATING MECHANISMS (CCMS); CYANOBACTERIA; MESOPROTEZOIC CARBON DIOXIDE; PROTEROZOIC BIOSPHERE;

BACTERIA; BIOCHEMISTRY; CALCIFICATION (BIOCHEMISTRY); CARBON DIOXIDE; PHOTOSYNTHESIS;

BIOSPHERICS;

CALCIFICATION; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON ISOTOPE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); CYANOBACTERIUM; GREENHOUSE GAS; METHANE; OXYGENATION; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PROTEROZOIC; STROMATOLITE; SULFUR ISOTOPE;

BAFFIN ISLAND; BYLOT ISLAND; CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; NUNAVUT;

CYANOBACTERIA;

EID: 34548722200     PISSN: 00917613     EISSN: 00917613     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/G23680A.1     Document Type: Article

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