UV radiation limited the expansion of cyanobacteria in early marine photic environments

Autor: Aleksandra M. Mloszewska, Devon B. Cole, Noah J. Planavsky, Andreas Kappler, Denise S. Whitford, George W. Owttrim, Kurt. O Konhauser
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2018
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Zdroj: Nature Communications, Vol 9, Iss 1, Pp 1-8 (2018)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2041-1723
DOI: 10.1038/s41467-018-05520-x
Popis: The means by which planktonic cyanobacteria were able to persist through the Archean despite high fluxes of UV radiation are unclear. Here, the authors show that Fe(III)-Si rich precipitates in the Archean photic zone could have provided early planktonic cyanobacteria an effective shield against UV-C radiation.
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