| Range |
≈1.5X10^15 mol C/year
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| Organism |
Biosphere |
| Reference |
Johnston DT, Wolfe-Simon F, Pearson A, Knoll AH. Anoxygenic photosynthesis modulated Proterozoic oxygen and sustained Earth's middle age. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2009 Oct 6 106(40):16925-9. doi: 10.1073/pnas.0909248106 p.16926 right column bottom paragraphPubMed ID19805080
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| Primary Source |
Falkowski PG, Barber RT, Smetacek V (1998) Biogeochemical controls and feedbacks on ocean primary production. Science 281: 200–206. & Hedges JI, Keil RG (1995). Sedimentary organic matter preservation—an assessment and speculative synthesis. Mar Chem 49 :81–115.PubMed ID9660741
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| Comments |
"The relative contribution of anoxygenic photoautotrophy to
mid-Proterozoic PO2 need not have been large for their presence to
be felt. Primary production in the modern ocean is ˜1.5X10^15 mol
C/year, with an organic carbon burial rate of 5.33X10^12 mol C/year
(primary sources)." |
| Entered by |
Uri M |
| ID |
110484 |