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oxygen oasis

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evolution of Earth’s atmosphere

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    In evolution of the atmosphere: Onset of oxygenic photosynthesis

    …origin of the first so-called oxygen oasis, a restricted environment in which the abundance of O2 rose above 5 × 10−8 PAL probably quite significantly. Within such oases, aerobic metabolism could occur. At their margins, the delivery of oxidizable materials from the surrounding global environment overwhelmed the local supply of…

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