海の生態系がケノゾイク時代の地球規模の変化に反応する
R D Norris1, S Kirtland Turner, P M Hull
1Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA. rnorris@ucsd.edu
Science (New York, N.Y.)
|August 3, 2013
まとめ
過去の温暖な気候は,地球温暖化による将来の海洋生態系の変化についての洞察を提供します. 今後10万年の間に,海洋環境と生物多様性の長期的変化が予想されます.
科学分野:
- パレオセアノグラフィーと海洋生態学
- 気候変動科学 気候変動科学
背景:
- 人為的な地球温暖化による将来の海洋生態系への影響を評価するには,過去の気候変動の理解が必要です.
- 地球の歴史における高大気二酸化炭素部分圧力現象は,貴重な類似点を提供している.
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