Ocean Acidification in Deep Time

Is there precedence in Earth history for the rapid release of carbon dioxide (CO2) by fossil-fuel burning and its environmental consequences? Proxy evidence indicates that atmospheric CO2 concentrations were higher during long warm intervals in the geologic past, and that these conditions did not pr...

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Main Authors: Lee R. Kump, Timothy J. Bralower, Andy Ridgwell
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The Oceanography Society 2009-12-01
Series:Oceanography
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Online Access:http://tos.org/oceanography/issues/issue_archive/issue_pdfs/22_4/22-4_kump.pdf