Cycling carbon with coccolithophores
In: Nature Geoscience. Nature Publishing Group: London. ISSN 1752-0894; e-ISSN 1752-0908, more
Related to:Claxton, L.M.; McClelland, H.L.O.; Hermoso, M.; Rickaby, R.E.M. (2022). Eocene emergence of highly calcifying coccolithophores despite declining atmospheric CO 2. Nature Geoscience 15(10): 826-831. https://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41561-022-01006-0, more
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| Abstract |
Cellular modelling and geochemical analyses reveal that a dominant group of phytoplankton changed their carbonate production as atmospheric CO2 levels declined from peak levels in the warm early Eocene, hinting at a positive feedback in the global carbon cycle. |
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