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Ferruginous Conditions: A Dominant Feature of the Ocean through Earth's History

2011; Mineralogical Society of America; Volume: 7; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês

10.2113/gselements.7.2.107

1811-5217

Simon W. Poulton, Donald E. Canfield,

Geology and Paleoclimatology Research

Research Article| April 01, 2011 Ferruginous Conditions: A Dominant Feature of the Ocean through Earth's History Simon W. Poulton; Simon W. Poulton 1School of Civil Engineering and Geosciences, Newcastle University Drummond Building, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 7RU, UK E-mail: s.w.poulton@ncl.ac.uk Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Donald E. Canfield Donald E. Canfield 2Nordic Centre for Earth Evolution and Institute of Biology University of Southern Denmark, 5230 Odense M, Denmark E-mail: dec@biology.sdu.dk Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Elements (2011) 7 (2): 107–112. https://doi.org/10.2113/gselements.7.2.107 Article history first online: 09 Mar 2017 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Search Site Citation Simon W. Poulton, Donald E. Canfield; Ferruginous Conditions: A Dominant Feature of the Ocean through Earth's History. Elements 2011;; 7 (2): 107–112. doi: https://doi.org/10.2113/gselements.7.2.107 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Refmanager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentBy SocietyElements Search Advanced Search Abstract The reconstruction of oceanic paleoredox conditions on Earth is essential for investigating links between biospheric oxygenation and major periods of biological innovation and extinction, and for unravelling feedback mechanisms associated with paleoenvironmental change. The occurrence of anoxic, iron-rich (ferruginous) oceanic conditions often goes unrecognized, but refined techniques are currently providing evidence to suggest that ferruginous deep-ocean conditions were likely dominant throughout much of Earth's history. The prevalence of this redox state suggests that a detailed appraisal of the influence of ferruginous conditions on the evolution of biogeochemical cycles, climate, and the biosphere is increasingly required. You do not have access to this content, please speak to your institutional administrator if you feel you should have access.