Terminal Proterozoic cyanobacterial blooms and phosphogenesis documented by the Doushantuo granular phosphorites II: Microbial diversity and C isotopes

Precambrian Research

Volumn 251, Issue , 2014, Pages 62-79

  She, Zhen Bing ^a   Strother, Paul ^b   Papineau, Dominic ^c  

^a CHINA UNIVERSITY OF GEOSCIENCES   (China)

^b BOSTON COLLEGE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Carbon isotopes; Cyanobacterial blooms; Doushantuo formation; Microfossils; Phosphorus cycle

Indexed keywords

ALGAL BLOOM; CARBON ISOTOPE; CYANOBACTERIUM; EXOPOLYMER; MICROFOSSIL; PHOSPHOGENESIS; PHOSPHORITE; PHOSPHORUS CYCLE; PROTEROZOIC;

CHINA; HUBEI; YICHANG;

CYANOBACTERIA; METAZOA; MYXOCOCCOIDES;

EID: 84903433864     PISSN: 03019268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.precamres.2014.06.004     Document Type: Article

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