Atmospheric oxygen over Phanerozoic time

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作者
Berner, RA [1 ]
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[1] Yale Univ, Dept Geol & Geophys, New Haven, CT 06520 USA
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10.1073/pnas.96.20.10955
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O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];
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07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
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It is quite possible that the level of atmospheric oxygen has varied (roughly between 15 and 30% O-2) over the past 550 million years. This variation is suggested by modeling of the carbon and sulfur cycles, by the excessive sediment burial of organic matter that accompanied the advent of large vascular land plants, and by recent physiological studies that relate to biological evolution.
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