The rise of oxygen in Earth's early ocean and atmosphere - PubMed
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. 2014 Feb 20;506(7488):307-15.
doi: 10.1038/nature13068.
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The rise of oxygen in Earth's early ocean and atmosphere
Timothy W Lyons et al. Nature. 2014.
Abstract
The rapid increase of carbon dioxide concentration in Earth's modern atmosphere is a matter of major concern. But for the atmosphere of roughly two-and-half billion years ago, interest centres on a different gas: free oxygen (O2) spawned by early biological production. The initial increase of O2 in the atmosphere, its delayed build-up in the ocean, its increase to near-modern levels in the sea and air two billion years later, and its cause-and-effect relationship with life are among the most compelling stories in Earth's history.
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