Hypothesized link between Neoproterozoic greening of the land surface and the establishment of an oxygen-rich atmosphere

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America

Volumn 111, Issue 39, 2014, Pages 14062-14065

  Kump, Lee R ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbon isotopes; Paleosol; Precambrian; Terrestrial biota

Indexed keywords

CARBON; OXYGEN; SOIL;

ANALYSIS; ATMOSPHERE; BIOTA; CHEMISTRY; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENT; EVOLUTION; HISTORY; SOIL;

ATMOSPHERE; BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; BIOTA; CARBON ISOTOPES; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENT; HISTORY, ANCIENT; OXYGEN; SOIL;

EID: 84907432325     PISSN: 00278424     EISSN: 10916490     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1321496111     Document Type: Article

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