Earth's Early Atmosphere and Oceans, and The Origin of Life / / by George H. Shaw
| Earth's Early Atmosphere and Oceans, and The Origin of Life / / by George H. Shaw |
| Autore | Shaw George H |
| Edizione | [1st ed. 2016.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2016 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (117 p.) |
| Disciplina | 550 |
| Collana | SpringerBriefs in Earth Sciences |
| Soggetto topico |
Geobiology
Planetary science Earth Geology Environmental geology Biogeosciences Planetology Popular Earth Science Geoecology/Natural Processes |
| ISBN | 3-319-21972-3 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Introduction -- Accretional history of Earth -- Processes of degassing -- Atmospheric processing of degassed volatiles -- Early Archean “geography” -- Degassing processes -- Prebiotic chemistry – why we should pay attention to this -- Eigen’s hypercycle and the emergence of life -- How the carbon-rich surface is key to emergence of life -- Evolution of Earth starting with a carbon-rich surface -- Implications of this model -- Conclusions. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910254105603321 |
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Great Moments in the History of Life / / by George H. Shaw
| Great Moments in the History of Life / / by George H. Shaw |
| Autore | Shaw George H |
| Edizione | [1st ed. 2018.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2018 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (93 pages) |
| Disciplina | 574.09 |
| Collana | Popular Science |
| Soggetto topico |
Life sciences
History Nature Ecology Earth Geology Exobiology Historical geology Popular Life Sciences History of Science Popular Science in Nature and Environment Popular Earth Science Astrobiology Historical Geology |
| ISBN | 3-319-99217-1 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Introduction -- In the beginning…and somewhat later -- How to make a habitable planet -- Prebiotic chemical synthesis -- The origin of life -- Interlude -- Photosynthesis – the game changer -- The rise of oxygen and the origin of the eukaryotic cell -- Earliest plants and animals -- The Cambrian explosion and emergence of “modern” body plans -- The end of the Ordovician and the colonization of the land -- The Permian extinction and the rise of the dinosaurs -- End of Cretaceous extinction – the end of the dinosaurs -- The rise of mammals, the Genus Homo, and the ongoing extinction event -- Conclusion. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910303444303321 |
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| Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2018 | ||
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