Fossil Record Shows Climate Impact on Deep-Sea Life

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Impacts of climate change are revealed by a 500,000-year fossil study of the deep water of the Southern Ocean.

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Deep-sea life depends on marine snow for sustenance and is susceptible to temperature changes.

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Researchers from Princeton and HKU examined fossil records from sediment cores.

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The ecosystem structure of the Southern Ocean is stable and has existed for 430,000 years.

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With the majority of species yet undiscovered, deep-sea ecosystems are extremely fragile.

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Ecological concerns are associated with ocean-based climate intervention (OBCI) technologies such as mCDR.

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Carbon sequestration through iron fertilization has the potential to drastically change deep sea ecosystems.

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The Southern Ocean acts as a climate change early warning system.

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The results of the study urge cautious ecological assessments for strategies aimed at addressing climate change.

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