Oxygen and the Evolution of Life

by Heinz Decker, Kensal E. Van Holde, Kensal E Holde, et al.

Book Overview

Oxygen, its nature and chemistry.- What is so special about this element? - A brief history of oxygen.- Coping with oxygen.- Aerobic metabolism - benefits from an oxygenated world.- Facilitated oxygen transport.- Climate over the ages; is the environment stable? - Global warming: human intervention in world climate. - Oxygen in medicine.- Oxygen and the exploration of the universe.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3642423841
• ISBN13: 9783642423840
• Release Date: November 2014
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 172 Pages
• Weight: 0.59 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.1" x 9.2"