Methane, oxygen, photosynthesis, rubisco and the regulation of the air through time

Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Volumn 363, Issue 1504, 2008, Pages 2745-2754

  Nisbet, Euan G ^a   Nisbet, R Ellen R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Archaean; Atmospheric composition; Oxygenic photosynthesis; Rubisco evolution

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; CARBON BALANCE; CARBON DIOXIDE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CYANOBACTERIUM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GLOBAL WARMING; GREENHOUSE GAS; METHANE; MICROBIAL ECOLOGY; MIXING RATIO; NITROUS OXIDE; OXYGEN; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PRECAMBRIAN;

ALGAE; CYANOBACTERIA;

EID: 47249155148     PISSN: 09628436     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rstb.2008.0057     Document Type: Conference Paper

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