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The evolution of the marine phosphate reservoir

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  • Noah J. Planavsky

    (University of California
    Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute)

  • Olivier J. Rouxel

    (Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute
    Université Européene de Bretagne, European Institute for Marine Studies, Technopôle Brest-Iroise, Place Nicolas Copernic, 29280 Plouzané, France)

  • Andrey Bekker

    (University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba R3T 2N2, Canada)

  • Stefan V. Lalonde

    (University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta T6G 2E3, Canada)

  • Kurt O. Konhauser

    (University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta T6G 2E3, Canada)

  • Christopher T. Reinhard

    (University of California)

  • Timothy W. Lyons

    (University of California)

Abstract

Geological history of marine phosphate Phosphorus is generally thought to be a limiting nutrient of primary productivity in the oceans, and is important in regulating the redox state of the ocean–atmosphere system. Planavsky et al. use the ratio of phosphorus to iron in iron-oxide-rich sedimentary rocks through time to evaluate the evolution of the marine phosphate reservoir. They find relatively constant phosphate concentrations during the past 542 million years of Earth's history. The data are also indicative of high dissolved phosphate concentrations in the aftermath of the 'snowball Earth' glaciations around 700 million years ago, which could have led to high rates of primary productivity, organic carbon burial and an increase in atmospheric oxygen levels, paving the way for the rise of metazoan life.

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  • Noah J. Planavsky & Olivier J. Rouxel & Andrey Bekker & Stefan V. Lalonde & Kurt O. Konhauser & Christopher T. Reinhard & Timothy W. Lyons, 2010. "The evolution of the marine phosphate reservoir," Nature, Nature, vol. 467(7319), pages 1088-1090, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:nature:v:467:y:2010:i:7319:d:10.1038_nature09485
    DOI: 10.1038/nature09485
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    1. Jinzhou Peng & Dengfeng Li & Simon W. Poulton & Gary J. O’Sullivan & David Chew & Yu Fu & Xiaoming Sun, 2024. "Episodic intensification of marine phosphorus burial over the last 80 million years," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 15(1), pages 1-9, December.
    2. Wang Zheng & Anwen Zhou & Swapan K. Sahoo & Morrison R. Nolan & Chadlin M. Ostrander & Ruoyu Sun & Ariel D. Anbar & Shuhai Xiao & Jiubin Chen, 2023. "Recurrent photic zone euxinia limited ocean oxygenation and animal evolution during the Ediacaran," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 14(1), pages 1-12, December.
    3. Lennart Ramme & Tatiana Ilyina & Jochem Marotzke, 2024. "Moderate greenhouse climate and rapid carbonate formation after Marinoan snowball Earth," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 15(1), pages 1-11, December.
    4. Xin Li & Bo Li & Ye Luo & Tao Li & Hang Han & Wenjie Zhang & Beibei Zhang, 2023. "Water-Richness Zoning Technology of Karst Aquifers at in the Roofs of Deep Phosphate Mines Based on Random Forest Model," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 15(18), pages 1-17, September.
    5. Ernest Chi Fru & Jalila Al Bahri & Christophe Brosson & Olabode Bankole & Jérémie Aubineau & Abderrazzak El Albani & Alexandra Nederbragt & Anthony Oldroyd & Alasdair Skelton & Linda Lowhagen & David , 2023. "Transient fertilization of a post-Sturtian Snowball ocean margin with dissolved phosphate by clay minerals," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 14(1), pages 1-13, December.

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