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Evolution of the global phosphorus cycle

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  • Christopher T. Reinhard

    (School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Georgia Institute of Technology)

  • Noah J. Planavsky

    (Yale University)

  • Benjamin C. Gill

    (Virginia Tech)

  • Kazumi Ozaki

    (School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Georgia Institute of Technology
    Center for Earth Surface System Dynamics, University of Tokyo)

  • Leslie J. Robbins

    (University of Alberta, Edmonton)

  • Timothy W. Lyons

    (University of California)

  • Woodward W. Fischer

    (California Institute of Technology)

  • Chunjiang Wang

    (State Key Laboratory of Petroleum Resources and Prospecting, China University of Petroleum)

  • Devon B. Cole

    (Yale University)

  • Kurt O. Konhauser

    (University of Alberta, Edmonton)

Abstract

Low phosphorus burial in shallow marine sedimentary rocks before about 750 million years ago implies a change in the global phosphorus cycle, coinciding with the end of what may have been a stable low-oxygen world.

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  • Christopher T. Reinhard & Noah J. Planavsky & Benjamin C. Gill & Kazumi Ozaki & Leslie J. Robbins & Timothy W. Lyons & Woodward W. Fischer & Chunjiang Wang & Devon B. Cole & Kurt O. Konhauser, 2017. "Evolution of the global phosphorus cycle," Nature, Nature, vol. 541(7637), pages 386-389, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:nature:v:541:y:2017:i:7637:d:10.1038_nature20772
    DOI: 10.1038/nature20772
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