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Ariel Anbar
Arizona State University

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  • Boyd, E. S., Anbar, A. D., Miller, S., Hamilton, T. L., Lavin, M., & Peters, J. W. (2011). A late methanogen origin for molybdenum-dependent nitrogenase. Geobiology, 9(3), 221–232. doi:10.1111/j.1472-4669.2011.00278.x

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  • Brennecka, G. A., Herrmann, A. D., Algeo, T. J., & Anbar, A. D. (2011). Rapid expansion of oceanic anoxia immediately before the end-Permian mass extinction. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 108(43), 17631–17634. doi:10.1073/pnas.1106039108

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  • Brennecka, G. A., Wasylenki, L. E., Bargar, J. R., Weyer, S., & Anbar, A. D. (2011). Uranium Isotope Fractionation during Adsorption to Mn-Oxyhydroxides. Environ. Sci. Technol., 45(4), 1370–1375. doi:10.1021/es103061v

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  • Brennecka, G. A., Weyer, S., Wadhwa, M., Janney, P. E., Zipfel, J., & Anbar, A. D. (2009). 238U/235U Variations in Meteorites: Extant 247Cm and Implications for Pb-Pb Dating. Science, 327(5964), 449–451. doi:10.1126/science.1180871

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  • Dahl, T. W., Anbar, A. D., Gordon, G. W., Rosing, M. T., Frei, R., & Canfield, D. E. (2010). The behavior of molybdenum and its isotopes across the chemocline and in the sediments of sulfidic Lake Cadagno, Switzerland. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 74(1), 144–163. doi:10.1016/j.gca.2009.09.018

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  • Dahl, T. W., Canfield, D. E., Rosing, M. T., Frei, R. E., Gordon, G. W., Knoll, A. H., & Anbar, A. D. (2011). Molybdenum evidence for expansive sulfidic water masses in ~750Ma oceans. Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 311(3-4), 264–274. doi:10.1016/j.epsl.2011.09.016

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  • Dahl, T. W., Hammarlund, E. U., Anbar, A. D., Bond, D. P. G., Gill, B. C., Gordon, G. W., … Canfield, D. E. (2010). Devonian rise in atmospheric oxygen correlated to the radiations of terrestrial plants and large predatory fish. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 107(42), 17911–17915. doi:10.1073/pnas.1011287107

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  • Dahl, T. W., Hammarlund, E. U., Anbar, A. D., Bond, D. P. G., Gill, B. C., Gordon, G. W., … Canfield, D. E. (2011). Reply to Butterfield: The Devonian radiation of large predatory fish coincided with elevated atmospheric oxygen levels. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 108(9), E29–E29. doi:10.1073/pnas.1018818108

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  • Duan, Y., Anbar, A. D., Arnold, G. L., Lyons, T. W., Gordon, G. W., & Kendall, B. (2010). Molybdenum isotope evidence for mild environmental oxygenation before the Great Oxidation Event. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 74(23), 6655–6668. doi:10.1016/j.gca.2010.08.035

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  • Duan, Y., Severmann, S., Anbar, A. D., Lyons, T. W., Gordon, G. W., & Sageman, B. B. (2010). Isotopic evidence for Fe cycling and repartitioning in ancient oxygen-deficient settings: Examples from black shales of the mid-to-late Devonian Appalachian basin. Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 290(3-4), 244–253. doi:10.1016/j.epsl.2009.11.052

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  • Foster, P. L. (2011). Comment on “A Bacterium That Can Grow by Using Arsenic Instead of Phosphorus”. Science, 332(6034), i–1149. doi:10.1126/science.1201551

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  • Glass, J. B., Wolfe-Simon, F., & Anbar, A. D. (2009). Coevolution of metal availability and nitrogen assimilation in cyanobacteria and algae. Geobiology, 7(2), 100–123. doi:10.1111/j.1472-4669.2009.00190.x

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  • Herrmann, A. D., Kendall, B., Algeo, T. J., Gordon, G. W., Wasylenki, L. E., & Anbar, A. D. (2012). Anomalous molybdenum isotope trends in Upper Pennsylvanian euxinic facies: Significance for use of δ98Mo as a global marine redox proxy. Chemical Geology, 324-325, 87–98. doi:10.1016/j.chemgeo.2012.05.013

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  • Kendall, B., Anbar, A. D., Kappler, A., & Konhauser, K. O. (2012). The Global Iron Cycle. Fundamentals of Geobiology, None, 65–92. doi:10.1002/9781118280874.ch6

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  • Kendall, B., Gordon, G. W., Poulton, S. W., & Anbar, A. D. (2011). Molybdenum isotope constraints on the extent of late Paleoproterozoic ocean euxinia. Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 307(3-4), 450–460. doi:10.1016/j.epsl.2011.05.019

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  • Kendall, B., Reinhard, C. T., Lyons, T. W., Kaufman, A. J., Poulton, S. W., & Anbar, A. D. (2010). Pervasive oxygenation along late Archaean ocean margins. Nature Geosci, 3(9), 647–652. doi:10.1038/ngeo942

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  • Liermann, L. J., Mathur, R., Wasylenki, L. E., Nuester, J., Anbar, A. D., & Brantley, S. L. (2011). Extent and isotopic composition of Fe and Mo release from two Pennsylvania shales in the presence of organic ligands and bacteria. Chemical Geology, 281(3-4), 167–180. doi:10.1016/j.chemgeo.2010.12.005

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  • Lyons, T. W., Anbar, A. D., Severmann, S., Scott, C., & Gill, B. C. (2009). Tracking Euxinia in the Ancient Ocean: A Multiproxy Perspective and Proterozoic Case Study. Annual Review of Earth and Planetary Sciences, 37(1), 507–534. doi:10.1146/annurev.earth.36.031207.124233

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  • Montoya-Pino, C., Weyer, S., Anbar, A. D., Pross, J., Oschmann, W., Van De Schootbrugge, B., & Arz, H. W. (2010). Global enhancement of ocean anoxia during Oceanic Anoxic Event 2: A quantitative approach using U isotopes. Geology, 38(4), 315–318. doi:10.1130/g30652.1

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  • Olson, S. L., Ostrander, C. M., Gregory, D. D., Roy, M., Anbar, A. D., & Lyons, T. W. (2019). Volcanically modulated pyrite burial and ocean–atmosphere oxidation. Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 506, 417–427. doi:10.1016/j.epsl.2018.11.015

  • Owens, J. D., Lyons, T. W., Li, X., MacLeod, K. G., Gordon, G., Kuypers, M. M. M., … Severmann, S. (2012). Iron isotope and trace metal records of iron cycling in the proto-North Atlantic during the Cenomanian-Turonian oceanic anoxic event (OAE-2). Paleoceanography, 27(3), n/a–n/a. doi:10.1029/2012pa002328

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  • Raiswell, R., Reinhard, C. T., Derkowski, A., Owens, J., Bottrell, S. H., Anbar, A. D., & Lyons, T. W. (2011). Formation of syngenetic and early diagenetic iron minerals in the late Archean Mt. McRae Shale, Hamersley Basin, Australia: New insights on the patterns, controls and paleoenvironmental implications of authigenic mineral formation. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 75(4), 1072–1087. doi:10.1016/j.gca.2010.11.013

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  • Reinhard, C. T., Raiswell, R., Scott, C., Anbar, A. D., & Lyons, T. W. (2009). A Late Archean Sulfidic Sea Stimulated by Early Oxidative Weathering of the Continents. Science, 326(5953), 713–716. doi:10.1126/science.1176711

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  • Severmann, S., & Anbar, A. D. (2009). Reconstructing Paleoredox Conditions through a Multitracer Approach: The Key to the Past Is the Present. Elements, 5(6), 359–364. doi:10.2113/gselements.5.6.359

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  • Wasylenki, L. E., Weeks, C. L., Bargar, J. R., Spiro, T. G., Hein, J. R., & Anbar, A. D. (2011). The molecular mechanism of Mo isotope fractionation during adsorption to birnessite. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 75(17), 5019–5031. doi:10.1016/j.gca.2011.06.020

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  • Wolfe-Simon, F., Blum, J. S., Kulp, T. R., Gordon, G. W., Hoeft, S. E., Pett-Ridge, J., … Oremland, R. S. (2011). Response to Comments on “A Bacterium That Can Grow Using Arsenic Instead of Phosphorus”. Science, 332(6034), 1149–1149. doi:10.1126/science.1202098

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  • Wolfe-Simon, F., Davies, P. C. W., & Anbar, A. D. (2009). Did nature also choose arsenic?. Int.Jnl Astrobiol., 8(02), 69. doi:10.1017/s1473550408004394

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  • Alexander, K., Anbar, A.D., Garcia-Pichel, F. & Hartnett, H.E.  (2011).  Effect of nitrogen limitation on metal concentrations in biological soil crusts.  Geobiology, in review. See Project
  • Anbar, A.D. & Severmmann, S.  (2011).  Isotope Fractionation (Metal).  In: Reitner, J. & Thiel, V. (Eds.).  Encyclopedia of Geobiology.  Springer. See Project
  • Anbar, A.D. & Severmmann, S.  (2011).  Transition Metals and their Isotopes.  In: Gargaud, M. (Eds.).  Encyclopedia of Astrobiology.  Springer. See Project
  • Anbar, A.D., Boyd, E.S., Buick, R., Claire, M., Des Marais, D., Domagal-Goldman, S., Eigenbrode, J., Erwin, D., Freeman, K., Hazen, R., Johnson, C., Lyons, T., Meadows, V., Ohmoto, H., Ono, S., Peters, J.W., Shapiro, B., Summons, R. & Walter, M.  (2010).  An Archean biosphere initiative [abstract 5593]. Astrobiology Science Conference 2010. See Project
  • Anbar.  (2010).  ``An Archean Biosphere Initiative”. See Project
  • Boyd, E.S., Anbar, A.D., Miller, S., Hamilton, T.L., Lavin, M. & Peters, J.W.  (Submitted).  An early origin for Molybdenum-nitrogenase.  Science. See Project
  • Brennecka, G.A., Herrmann, A.D., Saltzman, M.R. & Anbar, A.D.  (2009).  Using 238U/235U ratios in carbonates as a paleoredox indicator: variations across the Permian-Triassic boundary.  Geological Society of America.  Portland, OR. See Project
  • Brennecka, G.A., Wadhwa, M., Janney, P.E. & Anbar, A.D.  (2010).  Towards reconciling early Solar System chronometers: The 2388U/235U ratios of shondrites and D’Orbigny pyroxenes.  Lunar and Planetary Science Conference.  The Woodlands, TX. See Project
  • Desch, S.J. & Anbar, A.  (2010).  Water Worlds: how common are they? Was Earth one? How habitable are they?  NAI “Revisiting the habitable zone”.  University of Washington, Seattle, WA. See Project
  • Duan, Y., Anbar, A.D., Arnold, G.L., Gordon, G.W., Severmann, S. & Lyons, T.W.  (2009).  Iron isotope variations in the ~2.5 Ga Mt. McRae Shale. See Project
  • Glass, J.B., Boyd, E.S., Romaniello, S. & Anbar, A.D.  (2010).  Evolutionary metallomics: A nickel for nitrogenase.  Nature Geoscience. See Project
  • Glass, J.B., Boyd, E.S., Romaniello, S.J. & Anbar, A.D.  (2010).  Evolutionary metallomics: a nickel for nitrogenase.  In review. See Project
  • Glass, J.B., Chandra, S., Elser, J.J. & Anbar, A.D.  (2010).  Molybdenum limitation of nitrate assimilation in Castle Lake, California.  ASLO-NABS Joint Meeting.  Santa Fe, NM. See Project
  • Glass, J.B., Chappaz, A., Eustis, B., Heyvaert, A.C., Waetjen, D. & Anbar, A.D.  (2010).  Identifying major sources of molybdenum to Castle Lake, California: anthropogenic vs. natural inputs.  Geochimica Cosmochimica Acta. See Project
  • Glass, J.B., Hamilton, G.A., Hartnett, H.E., Mestek, R.L., Morgan, J.L.L., Noonan, K.M., Shipp, J.A., Raiswell, R. & Anbar, A.D.  (2010).  Growth of an Artic diatom with nanoparticulate iron: implication for the supply of bioavailable iron from icebergs.  Marine Chemistry. See Project
  • Glass, J.B., Wolfe-Simon, F., Poret-Peterson, A.T. & Anbar, A.D.  (2010).  Regulation of Mop, a molybdenum storage protein, in the cyanobacterium Nostoc PCC 7120.  Applied and Environmental Microbiology. See Project
  • Glass, J.B., Wolfe-Simon, F., Poret-Peterson, A.T., Hughes, E.D. & Anbar, A.D.  (2010).  Post-transcriptional regulation of Mop expression by molybdenum.  7th International BioMetals Symposium. See Project
  • Glass, J.B., Wolfe-Simon, F., Poret-Peterson, A.T., Hughes, E.D. & Anbar, A.D.  (2010).  Regulation of mop gene expression by Mo in heterocystous cyanobacteria: Signatures of Mo-limited photosynthesis in the ocean before 800 Ma?  7th Annual Southern California Geobiology Symposium.  California Institute of Technology. See Project
  • Glass, J.B., Wolfe-Simon, F., Poret-Peterson, A.T., Hughes, E.D. & Anbar, A.D.  (2010).  Signatures of low-Mo ancient ocean may be preserved in cyanobacterial genomes.  AbSciCon.  League City, Texas. See Project
  • Glass, J.B., Wolfe-Simon, F., Poret-Peterson, A.T., Hughes, E.D. & Anbar, A.D.  (2010).  Transcriptional and translational controls on molybdenum regulation of mop expression.  Environmental Bioinorganic Chemistry Gordon Research Conference. See Project
  • Kelly, A.E., Love, G.D., Lyons, T.W., Anbar, A.D., Summons, R.E. & Bowden, S.A.  (2010).  A cautionary tale from the 1.64 Ga Barney Creek formation.  In preparation. See Project
  • Kendall, B., Kaufman, A.J., Reinhard, C., Lyons, T.W. & Anbar, A.D.  (2009).  Stratified ocean redox chemistry prior to the Great Oxidation Event. See Project
  • Kendall, B., Reinhard, C.T., Lyons, T.W., Kaufman, A.J. & Anbar, A.D.  (2009).  Late Archean surface ocean oxygenation.  American Geophysical Union.  San Francisco, CA. See Project
  • Kendall, B., Reinhard, C.T., Lyons, T.W., Kaufman, A.J. & Anbar, A.D.  (2009).  Surface ocean oxygenation preceded the Great Oxidation Event.  Geological Society of America.  Portland, OR. See Project
  • Meadows, V.S., Claire, M.W., Domagal-Goldman, S.D., Allen, M., Anbar, A.D., Barnes, R., Boss, A., Kasting, J., Kiang, N., Martin-Torres, J., Robinson, T.D., Sleep, N., Som, S., Sparks, W. & Williams, D.M.  (2009).  The Search for Habitable Environments and Life in the Universe.  Astro2010: The Astronomy and Astrophysics Decadal Survey, Science White Papers, 201. See Project
  • Reinhard, C.T., Raiswell, R., Scott, C., Anbar, A.D. & Lyons, T.W.  (2009).  Oxidative weathering and euxinia in the Late Archean.  American Geophysical Union.  San Francisco, CA. See Project
  • Wolfe-Simon, F., Blum, J.S., Kulp, T.R., Gordon, G.W., Hoeft, S.E., Webb, S.M., Davies, P.C.W., Anbar, A.D. & Oremland, R.S.  (2010).  As as a substitute for P: Evidence of a shadow biosphere from Mono Lake, CA?  Gordon Reseach Conference: Environmental Bioinorganic Chemistry.  Newport, RI. See Project
  • Wolfe-Simon, F., Blum, J.S., Kulp, T.R., Gordon, G.W., Hoeft, S.E., Webb, S.M., Davies, P.C.W., Anbar, A.D. & Oremland, R.S.  (2010).  As as a substitute for P: Evidence of a shadow biosphere from Mono Lake, CA?  Gordon Research Conference: Environmental Bioinorganic Chemistry.  Newport, RI. See Project
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    anbar@asu.edu
  • Discipline
    Geochemistry

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