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Various processes for the production of carbon dioxide by microorganisms are presented. It is postulated that a ‘microniche’ developed in a reducing environment; a symbiotic relationship between alga-like organisms and bacterium-like organisms in the ‘microniche’ governed the production of carbon dioxide resulting in the establishment of the steady state carbon dioxide system in the sea.
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Morita, R.Y. (1974). Microbial Contributions to the Evolution of the ‘Steady State’ Carbon Dioxide System. In: Oró, J., Miller, S.L., Ponnamperuma, C., Young, R.S. (eds) Cosmochemical Evolution and the Origins of Life. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-010-2282-8_5
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