Recurrent photic zone euxinia limited ocean oxygenation and animal evolution during the Ediacaran

W Zheng, A Zhou, SK Sahoo, MR Nolan… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Abstract The Ediacaran Period (~ 635–539 Ma) is marked by the emergence and
diversification of complex metazoans linked to ocean redox changes, but the processes and …

Mercury isotope evidence for recurrent photic-zone euxinia triggered by enhanced terrestrial nutrient inputs during the Late Devonian mass extinction

W Zheng, GJ Gilleaudeau, TJ Algeo, Y Zhao… - Earth and Planetary …, 2023 - Elsevier
Widespread oceanic anoxia marked by globally extensive deposition of organic-rich black
shale during the Late Devonian was a major factor in the mass extinctions at the Frasnian …

A 1500-year record of mercury isotopes in seal feces documents sea ice changes in the Antarctic

H Liu, W Zheng, BA Bergquist, Y Gao, F Yue… - … Earth & Environment, 2023 - nature.com
Temporal and spatial variations in sea ice coverage at high Northern Hemisphere latitudes
have been shown to affect the photodegradation of methylmercury in seawater and the …

Tracing the source and transport of Hg during pedogenesis in strongly weathered tropical soil using Hg isotopes

X Gao, W Yuan, J Chen, F Huang, Z Wang… - … et Cosmochimica Acta, 2023 - Elsevier
Soil is one of the largest reservoirs and re-emission sources of mercury (Hg) on Earth's
surface. The accumulation and remobilization of Hg during pedogenesis affect how Hg is …

Climate-forced Hg-remobilization associated with fern mutagenesis in the aftermath of the end-Triassic extinction

R Bos, W Zheng, S Lindström, H Sanei… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
The long-term effects of the Central Atlantic Magmatic Province, a large igneous province
connected to the end-Triassic mass-extinction (201.5 Ma), remain largely elusive. Here, we …

Inconsistent mercury records from terrestrial upland to coastal lowland across the Permian-Triassic transition

J Chen, G Sun, B Lu, R Ma, Z **ao, Y Cai… - Earth and Planetary …, 2023 - Elsevier
The enrichment of mercury (Hg) in sediments has been increasingly utilized as a proxy for
large-scale volcanism. However, a causal link between these two remains ambiguous, as …

Increased Contribution of Circumpolar Deep Water Upwelling to Methylmercury in the Upper Ocean around Antarctica: Evidence from Mercury Isotopes in the …

H Liu, W Zheng, Y Gao, L Yang, F Yue… - Environmental …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Upwelling plays a pivotal role in supplying methylmercury (MeHg) to the upper oceans,
contributing to the bioaccumulation of MeHg in the marine food web. However, the influence …

Extending the application range of Hg isotopic analysis to sub-μg L− 1 levels using cold vapor generation multi-collector inductively coupled plasma-mass …

L Suárez-Criado, E Bolea-Fernandez… - Journal of Analytical …, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
High-precision determination of the isotopic composition of mercury (Hg) is of paramount
importance for unraveling its biogeochemical cycle and for identifying the origin of Hg in …

Enhanced insight into the biogeochemical cycle of Hg in the Antarctic marine environment of Terra Nova Bay via isotopic analysis

MA Vecchio, L Abou-Zeid, L Suàrez-Criado… - Chemosphere, 2025 - Elsevier
Mercury (Hg) is a globally significant pollutant, which is particularly concerning due to its
ability to undergo long-range atmospheric transport and its bioaccumulation and …

Mercury isotope profiles against the massive dissolved organic carbon remineralization for the largest Ediacaran carbonate-carbon isotope excursion

P **, Y Liu, J Chen, J Shen - Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 2024 - Elsevier
The Doushantuo negative carbon isotope excursion (DOUNCE), which corresponds to the
worldwide mid-Ediacaran Shuram-Wonoka anomaly (567∼ 574 Ma), is characterized by a …