Eukaryotization of the early biosphere: A biogeochemical aspect

Geochemistry International

Volumn 47, Issue 13, 2009, Pages 1265-1333

  Fedonkin, M A ^a  

^a VERNADSKY INSTITUTE OF GEOCHEMISTRY AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY   (Russian Federation)

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Indexed keywords

ABIOGENIC; ARCHEAN; BIOCHEMICAL REACTIONS; BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLE; BIOLOGICAL COMPLEXITY; CELLULAR METABOLIC NETWORKS; CHEMICAL COMPOSITIONS; COMPARATIVE GENOMICS; ECOSYSTEM LEVELS; EUKARYOTIC CELLS; EUKARYOTIC ORGANISMS; EVOLUTIONARY EVENTS; EVOLUTIONARY PROCESS; EXCHANGE REACTION; GEOCHEMICAL CHANGES; GLOBAL EXPANSION; HETEROTROPHY; HYDROGEN CONCENTRATION; HYDROGEN SOURCES; KEY FACTORS; LIVING CELL; LIVING ORGANISMS; LIVING SYSTEMS; MULTICELLULAR ANIMALS; OXYGEN CONCENTRATIONS; OXYGENIC PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PROTEROZOIC; TROPHIC RELATIONSHIPS; VOLATILE COMPOUNDS;

ANIMALS; BIOCHEMISTRY; BIODIVERSITY; BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; BIOSPHERICS; CELLS; CHEMICAL REACTIONS; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); EARTH (PLANET); ENZYMES; GLACIAL GEOLOGY; HYDROGEN; METABOLISM; METALS; MOLYBDENUM; OCEANOGRAPHY; OXYGEN; OXYGENATION; OXYGENATORS; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; ZINC;

METAL RECOVERY;

ARCHEAN; BIOAVAILABILITY; BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; BIOSPHERE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; EUKARYOTE; GENOMICS; HYDROGEN; METABOLISM; PALEOBIOLOGY; PALEOCLIMATE; PALEOECOLOGY; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PROTEROZOIC;

EUKARYOTA; METAZOA; PROKARYOTA;

EID: 75949083327     PISSN: 00167029     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1134/S0016702909130011     Document Type: Article

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