Possible nitrogen fertilization of the early Earth Ocean by microbial continental ecosystems
How the Early Earth transitioned from an abiotic world to the modern biogeochemical Earth system remains unclear. Here, the authors show that colonization of a minor fraction of Archean landmasses by topsoil bacteria would have been enough to match the modern land-to-ocean nitrogen export of ammoniu...
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| Language: | EN |
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Nature Portfolio
2018
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| Online Access: | https://doaj.org/article/12be5332fad940d892d70d3fca67d951 |
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| Summary: | How the Early Earth transitioned from an abiotic world to the modern biogeochemical Earth system remains unclear. Here, the authors show that colonization of a minor fraction of Archean landmasses by topsoil bacteria would have been enough to match the modern land-to-ocean nitrogen export of ammonium and nitrate. |
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