The cycling and redox state of nitrogen in the Archaean ocean

Nature Geoscience

Volumn 2, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 725-729

  Godfrey, Linda V ^a   Falkowski, Paul G ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 70349779568     PISSN: 17520894     EISSN: 17520908     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ngeo633     Document Type: Article

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