The biological and geological contingencies for the rise of oxygen on earth

Photosynthesis Research

Volumn 107, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 7-10

  Falkowski, Paul G ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 79551538971     PISSN: 01668595     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11120-010-9602-4     Document Type: Review

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