Why marine phytoplankton calcify

FM Monteiro, LT Bach, C Brownlee, P Bown… - Science …, 2016 - science.org
Calcifying marine phytoplankton—coccolithophores—are some of the most successful yet
enigmatic organisms in the ocean and are at risk from global change. To better understand …

Marine ecosystem responses to Cenozoic global change

RD Norris, SK Turner, PM Hull, A Ridgwell - Science, 2013 - science.org
The future impacts of anthropogenic global change on marine ecosystems are highly
uncertain, but insights can be gained from past intervals of high atmospheric carbon dioxide …

Decrease in coccolithophore calcification and CO2 since the middle Miocene

CT Bolton, MT Hernández-Sánchez, MÁ Fuertes… - Nature …, 2016 - nature.com
Marine algae are instrumental in carbon cycling and atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2)
regulation. One group, coccolithophores, uses carbon to photosynthesize and to calcify …

Ecological response of plankton to environmental change: thresholds for extinction

CM Lowery, PR Bown, AJ Fraass… - Annual Review of Earth …, 2020 - annualreviews.org
Severe climatic and environmental changes are far more prevalent in Earth history than
major extinction events, and the relationship between environmental change and extinction …

Cellular morphological trait dataset for extant coccolithophores from the atlantic ocean

RM Sheward, AJ Poulton, JR Young, J de Vries… - Scientific Data, 2024 - nature.com
Calcification and biomass production by planktonic marine organisms influences the global
carbon cycle and fuels marine ecosystems. The major calcifying plankton group …

Abrupt conclusion of the late Miocene-early Pliocene biogenic bloom at 4.6-4.4 Ma

BT Karatsolis, BC Lougheed… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Abstract The late Miocene-early Pliocene biogenic bloom was an extended time interval
characterised by elevated ocean export productivity at numerous locations. As primary …

[HTML][HTML] Coccolithophore biodiversity controls carbonate export in the Southern Ocean

AS Rigual Hernández, TW Trull, SD Nodder… - …, 2020 - bg.copernicus.org
Southern Ocean waters are projected to undergo profound changes in their physical and
chemical properties in the coming decades. Coccolithophore blooms in the Southern Ocean …

Algal plankton turn to hunting to survive and recover from end-Cretaceous impact darkness

SJ Gibbs, PR Bown, BA Ward, SA Alvarez, H Kim… - Science …, 2020 - science.org
The end-Cretaceous bolide impact triggered the devastation of marine ecosystems.
However, the specific kill mechanism (s) are still debated, and how primary production …

Coccolithophore calcification response to past ocean acidification and climate change

SA O'Dea, SJ Gibbs, PR Bown, JR Young… - Nature …, 2014 - nature.com
Anthropogenic carbon dioxide emissions are forcing rapid ocean chemistry changes and
causing ocean acidification (OA), which is of particular significance for calcifying organisms …

[HTML][HTML] Insensitivity of alkenone carbon isotopes to atmospheric at low to moderate levels

MPS Badger, TB Chalk, GL Foster, PR Bown… - Climate of the …, 2019 - cp.copernicus.org
Atmospheric p CO 2 is a critical component of the global carbon system and is considered to
be the major control of Earth's past, present, and future climate. Accurate and precise …