Ocean acidification and the Permo-Triassic mass extinction
(2015) In Science 348(6231). p.229-232- Abstract
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 is lacking. We present a high-resolution seawater pH record across this interval, using boron isotope data combined with a quantitative modeling approach. In the latest Permian, increased ocean alkalinity primed the Earth system with a low level of atmospheric CO2 and a high ocean buffering capacity. The first phase of extinction was coincident with a slow injection of carbon into the atmosphere, and ocean pH remained stable. During the second extinction pulse, however, a rapid and large injection of carbon caused an abrupt acidification event... (More)
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 is lacking. We present a high-resolution seawater pH record across this interval, using boron isotope data combined with a quantitative modeling approach. In the latest Permian, increased ocean alkalinity primed the Earth system with a low level of atmospheric CO2 and a high ocean buffering capacity. The first phase of extinction was coincident with a slow injection of carbon into the atmosphere, and ocean pH remained stable. During the second extinction pulse, however, a rapid and large injection of carbon caused an abrupt acidification event that drove the preferential loss of heavily calcified marine biota.
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- Clarkson, M. O. ; Kasemann, S. A. ; Wood, R. A. ; Lenton, T. M. ; Daines, S. J. ; Richoz, S. LU ; Ohnemueller, F. ; Meixner, A. ; Poulton, S. W. and Tipper, E. T.
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- 2015-04-10
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- Science
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- 348
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- 6231
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- 4 pages
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- American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
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- pmid:25859043
- scopus:84927592446
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- 0036-8075
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- 10.1126/science.aaa0193
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- English
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- ef8d7c69-0589-4f2c-b800-d961e92de87e
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