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Four innovations added to the V.I. Vernadsky’s concepts on the biosphere in recent author’s publications were summarized. These innovations are as follows: (a) a new typology of the matter in the biosphere; (b) modernization of the concept of the biogenic migration of chemical elements; (c) a new, fourth, biogeochemical principle; and (d) a more detailed presentation of the concept of a substantial influence of organisms on physical and chemical parameters of the biosphere: namely, the development of a new theory of the multifunctional role of the biota in water self-purification in the hydrosphere.
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Ostroumov, S.A. Additions to Some Concepts Presented in V.I. Vernadsky’s Works on the Biosphere. Russ J Gen Chem 89, 2858–2859 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1134/S1070363219130188
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