Oxygen and the evolution of life

This book describes the interlaced histories of life and oxygen. It opens with the generation of the element in ancient stars, and its distribution to newly formed planets like the Earth. But free O2 was not available on the early Earth, so the first life forms had to be anaerobic. Life introduced f...

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Collectivité auteur: SpringerLink (Online service)
Autres auteurs: Decker, Heinz, Holde, K. E. (Kensal Edward) 1928-
Format: Electronic Resource
Langue:English
Publié: Berlin, Heidelberg, New York Springer 2011.
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Accès en ligne:Available for University of the Philippines Diliman via SpringerLink. Click here to access