The coupled evolution of life and atmospheric oxygen

Evolution on Planet Earth: The Impact of the Physical Environment

Volumn , Issue , 2003, Pages 35-53

  Lenton, Timothy M ^a  

^a CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

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DOI: 10.1016/B978-012598655-7/50030-6     Document Type: Chapter

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