The evolution of Earth's biogeochemical nitrogen cycle

Earth-Science Reviews

Volumn 160, Issue , 2016, Pages 220-239

  Stüeken, Eva E ^a,b,c   Kipp, Michael A ^a   Koehler, Matthew C ^a   Buick, Roger ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Evolution; Nitrogen cycle; Nitrogen isotopes; Precambrian

Indexed keywords

BIOAVAILABILITY; BIOCHEMISTRY; BIOSPHERE; EVOLUTION; NITROGEN CYCLE; NITROGEN ISOTOPE; PRECAMBRIAN;

EUKARYOTA;

EID: 84979609069     PISSN: 00128252     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.earscirev.2016.07.007     Document Type: Review

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