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
Planetology Earth Geology Geoecology Environmental geology Biogeosciences 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 |
Shaw George H | ||
Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2016 | ||
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Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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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 Environment Earth Geology Astrobiology Historical geology Popular Life Sciences History of Science Popular Science in Nature and Environment Popular Earth Science 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 |
Shaw George H | ||
Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2018 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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