one publication added to basket [213783] | The geological record of ocean acidification
Hönisch, B.; Ridgwell, A.; Schmidt, D.N.; Thomas, E.; Gibbs, S.J.; Sluijs, A.; Zeebe, R.E.; Kump, L.; Martindale, R.C.; Greene, S.E.; Kiessling, W.; Ries, J.; Zachos, J.C.; Royer, D.L.; Barker, S.; Marchitto Jr., T.M.; Moyer, R.; Pelejero, C.; Ziveri, P.; Foster, G.L.; Williams, B. (2012). The geological record of ocean acidification. Science (Wash.) 335(6072): 1058-1063. dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.1208277
In: Science (Washington). American Association for the Advancement of Science: New York, N.Y. ISSN 0036-8075; e-ISSN 1095-9203, more
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Authors | | Top |
- Hönisch, B.
- Ridgwell, A.
- Schmidt, D.N.
- Thomas, E.
- Gibbs, S.J.
- Sluijs, A.
- Zeebe, R.E.
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- Kump, L.
- Martindale, R.C.
- Greene, S.E.
- Kiessling, W.
- Ries, J.
- Zachos, J.C.
- Royer, D.L.
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- Barker, S.
- Marchitto Jr., T.M.
- Moyer, R.
- Pelejero, C.
- Ziveri, P.
- Foster, G.L.
- Williams, B.
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Abstract |
Ocean acidification may have severe consequences for marine ecosystems; however, assessing its future impact is difficult because laboratory experiments and field observations are limited by their reduced ecologic complexity and sample period, respectively. In contrast, the geological record contains long-term evidence for a variety of global environmental perturbations, including ocean acidification plus their associated biotic responses. We review events exhibiting evidencefor elevated atmospheric CO2, global warming, and ocean acidification over the past ~300 million years of Earth’s history, some with contemporaneous extinction or evolutionary turnover among marine calcifiers. Although similarities exist, no past event perfectly parallels future projections in terms of disrupting the balance of ocean carbonate chemistry—a consequence of the unprecedented rapidity of CO2 release currently taking place. |
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