Thermodynamics of life on the planetary scale

International Journal of Astrobiology

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 9-11

  Rosing, Minik T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

carbon fixation; granite formation; oxygenation; photosynthesis

Indexed keywords

EID: 85006484714     PISSN: 14735504     EISSN: 14753006     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S147355040500248X     Document Type: Article

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