Ocean acidification and the Permo-Triassic mass extinction

• Published in: Science
• Main Authors: Clarkson, MO, Kasemann, SA, Wood, RA, Lenton, TM, Daines, SJ, Richoz, S, Ohnemueller, F, Meixner, A, Poulton, SW, Tipper, ET
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: American Association for the Advancement of Science 2015
• Subjects: Animals; Aquatic Organisms; Atmosphere; Boron; Carbon; Carbon Cycle; Carbon Isotopes; Ecosystem; Extinction; Biological; Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; Isotopes; Oceans and Seas; Seawater; Time; Ocean acidification
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10871/20741; https://doi.org/10.1126/science.aaa0193

This is the author accepted manuscript. The final version is available from the publisher via the DOI in this record. Ocean acidification triggered by Siberian Trap volcanism was a possible kill mechanism for the Permo-Triassic Boundary mass extinction, but direct evidence for an acidification event...