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Decrease in coccolithophore calcification and CO2 since the middle Miocene

Authors :
Clara T. Bolton
María T. Hernández-Sánchez
Miguel-Ángel Fuertes
Saúl González-Lemos
Lorena Abrevaya
Ana Mendez-Vicente
José-Abel Flores
Ian Probert
Liviu Giosan
Joel Johnson
Heather M. Stoll
Source :
Nature Communications, Vol 7, Iss 1, Pp 1-13 (2016)
Publication Year :
2016
Publisher :
Nature Portfolio, 2016.

Abstract

The impact of future and past carbonate chemistry changes on calcifying plankton is poorly understood. Here, the authors show that coccolithophore degree of calcification decreased significantly between 6 and 4 million years ago, in line with declining aqueous CO2concentrations.

Subjects

Subjects :
Science

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
20411723
Volume :
7
Issue :
1
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Nature Communications
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.7a206a95d5b4f9e99006bbd593f1a55
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms10284