| End-Cretaceous marine mass extinction not caused by productivity collapse. | |
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PMID: 22207626 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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An asteroid impact at the end of the Cretaceous caused mass extinction, but extinction mechanisms are not well-understood. The collapse of sea surface to sea floor carbon isotope gradients has been interpreted as reflecting a global collapse of primary productivity (Strangelove Ocean) or export productivity (Living Ocean), which caused mass extinction higher in the marine food chain. Phytoplankton-dependent benthic foraminifera on the deep-sea floor, however, did not suffer significant extinction, suggesting that export productivity persisted at a level sufficient to support their populations. We compare benthic foraminiferal records with benthic and bulk stable carbon isotope records from the Pacific, Southeast Atlantic, and Southern Oceans. We conclude that end-Cretaceous decrease in export productivity was moderate, regional, and insufficient to explain marine mass extinction. A transient episode of surface ocean acidification may have been the main cause of extinction of calcifying plankton and ammonites, and recovery of productivity may have been as fast in the oceans as on land. |
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Authors:
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Laia Alegret; Ellen Thomas; Kyger C Lohmann |
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Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S. Date: 2011-12-29 |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America Volume: 109 ISSN: 1091-6490 ISO Abbreviation: Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. Publication Date: 2012 Jan |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2012-02-06 Completed Date: 2012-03-21 Revised Date: 2013-05-22 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 7505876 Medline TA: Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 728-32 Citation Subset: IM |
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Departamento de Ciencias de la Tierra, Universidad Zaragoza, 50009 Zaragoza, Spain. laia@unizar.es |
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Aquatic Organisms
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growth & development* Biodiversity Carbon Isotopes Extinction, Biological* Foraminifera / growth & development Geography Time Factors |
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0/Carbon Isotopes |
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