COSEE Ocean Systems: News
Massive study is first to explore historical ocean response to abrupt climate change
Description: A 30-foot-long core sample of Pacific Ocean seafloor is changing what we know about ocean resiliency in the face of rapidly changing climate. A new study reports that marine ecosystems can take thousands, rather than hundreds, of years to recover from climate-related upheavals. The scientists analyzed thousands of invertebrate fossils to show that ecosystem recovery from climate change and seawater deoxygenation might take place on a millennial scale. [Source: California Academy of Sciences]
URL: http://www.calacademy.org/press/releases/massive-study-is-first-to-explore-historical-ocean-response-to-abrupt-climate-change
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Source: California Academy of Sciences
Publish Date: 3/30/2015
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