Tracking the Deep Biosphere through Time
Abstract
1. Introduction
2. An Overview of the Special Issue and the Contributions
3. Summary and Outlook
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Drake, H.; Ivarsson, M.; Heim, C. Tracking the Deep Biosphere through Time. Geosciences 2020, 10, 461. https://doi.org/10.3390/geosciences10110461
Drake H, Ivarsson M, Heim C. Tracking the Deep Biosphere through Time. Geosciences. 2020; 10(11):461. https://doi.org/10.3390/geosciences10110461
Chicago/Turabian StyleDrake, Henrik, Magnus Ivarsson, and Christine Heim. 2020. "Tracking the Deep Biosphere through Time" Geosciences 10, no. 11: 461. https://doi.org/10.3390/geosciences10110461
APA StyleDrake, H., Ivarsson, M., & Heim, C. (2020). Tracking the Deep Biosphere through Time. Geosciences, 10(11), 461. https://doi.org/10.3390/geosciences10110461