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Fundamentals of geobiology / edited by Andrew H. Knoll, Donald E. Canfield, and Kurt O. Konhauser

Contributor(s): Resource type: Ressourcentyp: Buch (Online)Book (Online)Language: English Publisher: Chichester, West Sussex, UK ; Hoboken, NJ : Wiley-Blackwell, 2012Edition: Online-AusgDescription: Online-Ressource (1 online resource (xii, 443 p., [24] p. of plates)) : ill. (some col.)ISBN:
  • 9781280599132
  • 1280599138
  • 9781118280867
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: 9781405187527 | 0231126484 | Druckausg.: Fundamentals of geobiology. 1. publ. Chichester [u.a.] : Wiley-Blackwell, 2012. XII, 443 S.DDC classification:
  • 577.14
  • 551.9
  • 577
  • 508
RVK: RVK: RB 10115 | RB 10486LOC classification:
  • QH343.4
Online resources: Summary: Intro -- FUNDAMENTALS OF GEOBIOLOGY -- Contents -- Contributors -- 1. What is Geobiology? -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.2 Life interacting with the Earth -- 1.3 Pattern and process in geobiology -- 1.4 New horizons in geobiology -- References -- 2. The Global Carbon Cycle: Biological Processes -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 A brief primer on redox reactions -- 2.3 Carbon as a substrate for biological reactions -- 2.4 The evolution of photosynthesis -- 2.5 The evolution of oxygenic phototrophs -- 2.6 Net primary production -- 2.7 What limits NPP on land and in the ocean? -- 2.8 Is NPP in balance with respiration? -- 2.9 Conclusions and extensions -- References -- 3. The Global Carbon Cycle: Geological Processes -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Organic carbon cycling -- 3.3 Carbonate cycling -- 3.4 Mantle degassing -- 3.5 Metamorphism -- 3.6 Silicate weathering -- 3.7 Feedbacks -- 3.8 Balancing the geological carbon cycle -- 3.9 Evolution of the geological carbon cycle through Earth's history: proxies and models -- 3.10 The geological C cycle through time -- 3.11 Limitations and perspectives -- References -- 4. The Global Nitrogen Cycle -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 Geological nitrogen cycle -- 4.3 Components of the global nitrogen cycle -- 4.4 Nitrogen redox chemistry -- 4.5 Biological reactions of the nitrogen cycle -- 4.6 Atmospheric nitrogen chemistry -- 4.7 Summary and areas for future research -- References -- 5. The Global Sulfur Cycle -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.2 The global sulfur cycle from two perspectives -- 5.3 The evolution of S metabolisms -- 5.4 The interaction of S with other biogeochemical cycles -- 5.5 The evolution of the S cycle -- 5.6 Closing remarks -- Acknowledgements -- References -- 6. The Global Iron Cycle -- 6.1 Overview -- 6.2 The inorganic geochemistry of iron: redox and reservoirs -- 6.3 Iron in modern biology and biogeochemical cycles.PPN: PPN: 809673533Package identifier: Produktsigel: ZDB-26-MYL | ZDB-30-PQE | BSZ-30-PQE-S2NUFH
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