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The concept of coevolution as a process of irreversible changes in the composition, structure, and function of two or more co-existing systems of different origin resulting from the exchange of the matter, energy, and information is applicable to a broad range of processes in nature. This chapter considers biomineralization, one of the fundamental biospheric phenomena, as an example of coevolution of the biological and mineralogical worlds.
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Barskov, I. (2008). Biomineralization and Evolution. Coevolution of Mineral and Biological Worlds. In: Dobretsov, N., Kolchanov, N., Rozanov, A., Zavarzin, G. (eds) Biosphere Origin and Evolution. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-68656-1_15
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