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Mukherjee, I., Corkrey, R. (2020). Abiotic Influences on the Early Evolution of Life. In: Leal Filho, W., Azul, A., Brandli, L., Lange Salvia, A., Wall, T. (eds) Life on Land. Encyclopedia of the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-71065-5_130-1
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