海藻对二氧化碳限制的响应是米奥森晚期的值
Clara T Bolton1, Heather M Stoll
1Geology Department, University of Oviedo, Jesus Arias de Velasco S/N, 33005, Oviedo, Asturias, Spain. cbolton@geol.uniovi.es
Nature
|August 30, 2013
概括
称为可可利多的海洋藻类通过改变其获得碳的方式来适应降低二氧化碳. 这导致了化石板中的明显的碳同位素,出现在700万到500万年前.
科学领域:
- 古气候学 古气候学
- 海洋生物学 海洋生物学
- 生物地质化学生物地质化学
背景情况:
- 藻类是海洋藻类,对碳循环至关重要,利用碳进行化和光合作用.
- 现代的科利托福表现出增强的二氧化碳吸收机制,在进化过程中,它们是为了应对大气中二氧化碳的下降而发展的.
- 它们的石板 (coccoliths) 保存稳定的碳和氧同位素,记录细胞碳运输和获取策略.
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