Biomarker Records Associated with Mass Extinction Events
The history of life on Earth is punctuated by a series of mass extinction episodes that vary widely in their magnitude, duration, and cause. Biomarkers are a powerful tool for the reconstruction of historical environmental conditions and can therefore provide insights into the cause and responses to...
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ftcurtin:oai:espace.curtin.edu.au:20.500.11937/44281 2023-06-11T04:15:38+02:00 Biomarker Records Associated with Mass Extinction Events Whiteside, J. Grice, Kliti 2016 restricted https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/44281 https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev-earth-060115-012501 unknown ANNUAL REVIEWS http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/44281 doi:10.1146/annurev-earth-060115-012501 Journal Article 2016 ftcurtin https://doi.org/20.500.11937/4428110.1146/annurev-earth-060115-012501 2023-05-30T19:43:29Z The history of life on Earth is punctuated by a series of mass extinction episodes that vary widely in their magnitude, duration, and cause. Biomarkers are a powerful tool for the reconstruction of historical environmental conditions and can therefore provide insights into the cause and responses to ancient extinction events. In examining the five largest mass extinctions in the geological record, investigators have used biomarkers to elucidate key processes such as eutrophy, euxinia, ocean acidification, changes in hydrological balance, and changes in atmospheric CO2. By using these molecular fossils to understand how Earth and its ecosystems have responded to unusual environmental activity during these extinctions, models can be made to predict how Earth will respond to future changes in its climate. Article in Journal/Newspaper Ocean acidification Curtin University: espace Annual Review of Earth and Planetary Sciences 44 1 581 612 |
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The history of life on Earth is punctuated by a series of mass extinction episodes that vary widely in their magnitude, duration, and cause. Biomarkers are a powerful tool for the reconstruction of historical environmental conditions and can therefore provide insights into the cause and responses to ancient extinction events. In examining the five largest mass extinctions in the geological record, investigators have used biomarkers to elucidate key processes such as eutrophy, euxinia, ocean acidification, changes in hydrological balance, and changes in atmospheric CO2. By using these molecular fossils to understand how Earth and its ecosystems have responded to unusual environmental activity during these extinctions, models can be made to predict how Earth will respond to future changes in its climate. |
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