By Paul Falkowski, Andrew H. Knoll
Evolution of basic Producers in the ocean reference examines how photosynthesis developed in the world and the way phytoplankton advanced via time - eventually to allow the evolution of advanced existence, together with humans. the 1st of its style, this ebook offers thorough insurance of key themes, with contributions by means of top specialists in biophysics, evolutionary biology, micropaleontology, marine ecology, and biogeochemistry.
This fascinating new booklet is of curiosity not just to scholars and researchers in marine technological know-how, but additionally to evolutionary biologists and ecologists drawn to knowing the origins and diversification of existence. Evolution of basic Producers in the ocean offers those scholars and researchers an realizing of the molecular evolution, phylogeny, fossil list, and environmental procedures that jointly allows us to realize the increase of phytoplankton and their effect on Earth's ecology and biogeochemistry. it truly is absolute to develop into the 1st and most sensible be aware in this exhilarating topic.
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- The simply ebook to think about of the evolution of phytoplankton and its function in molecular evolution, biogeochemistry, paleontology, and oceanographic aspects
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2005). 7 Ga, although Kopp et al. (2005) and Tice and Lowe (2006) (see later) provide explanations for both enrichment observations that do not require the presence of oxygen. On the whole, there is currently no compelling evidence that photosynthesis was taking place in this most ancient environment. 5 Ga and has also recently been the subject of intense debate. Microfossils—microscopic structures morphologically and, in many cases, compositionally consistent with fossilized microorganisms—have been described across a wide swath of the geological record.
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