Late Neoproterozoic seawater oxygenation by siliceous sponges
The Ediacaran–Cambrian oxygenation of seawater is thought to have been caused by lifeforms engaging in ecosystem engineering. Here, the authors show that siliceous sponges increased seawater dissolved oxygen concentrations by redistributing organic carbon oxidation through filtering suspended organi...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Nature Publishing Group
2017-09-01
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| Series: | Nature Communications |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-017-00586-5 |