UV radiation limited the expansion of cyanobacteria in early marine photic environments

The means by which planktonic cyanobacteria were able to persist through the Archean despite high fluxes of UV radiation are unclear. Here, the authors show that Fe(III)-Si rich precipitates in the Archean photic zone could have provided early planktonic cyanobacteria an effective shield against UV-...

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Main Authors: Aleksandra M. Mloszewska, Devon B. Cole, Noah J. Planavsky, Andreas Kappler, Denise S. Whitford, George W. Owttrim, Kurt. O Konhauser
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: Nature Portfolio 2018
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/9bac7ab9f6934249b81affcd631672a0
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