Long-term evolution of the biogeochemical carbon cycle

Geomicrobiology: Interactions Between Microbes and Minerals

Volumn , Issue , 2019, Pages 429-450

  Des Marais, David J ^a  

^a NASA AMES RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

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DOI: 10.1515/9781501509247     Document Type: Chapter

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