The geological record of ocean acidification

B Hönisch, A Ridgwell, DN Schmidt, E Thomas… - science, 2012 - science.org
Ocean acidification may have severe consequences for marine ecosystems; however,
assessing its future impact is difficult because laboratory experiments and field observations …

Paleo-CO2 variation trends and the Cretaceous greenhouse climate

Y Wang, C Huang, B Sun, C Quan, J Wu, Z Lin - Earth-Science Reviews, 2014 - Elsevier
The Cretaceous was one of the most remarkable periods in geological history, with a
“greenhouse” climate and several important geological events. Reconstructions of …

[HTML][HTML] The functional significance of the stomatal size to density relationship: Interaction with atmospheric [CO2] and role in plant physiological behaviour

M Haworth, G Marino, A Materassi, A Raschi… - Science of the Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
The limits for stomatal conductance are set by stomatal size (SS) and density (SD). An
inverse relationship between SS and SD has been observed in fossil and living plants. This …

A multiple proxy and model study of Cretaceous upper ocean temperatures and atmospheric CO2 concentrations

KL Bice, D Birgel, PA Meyers, KA Dahl… - …, 2006 - Wiley Online Library
We estimate tropical Atlantic upper ocean temperatures using oxygen isotope and Mg/Ca
ratios in well‐preserved planktonic foraminifera extracted from Albian through Santonian …

Microstructural and geochemical perspectives on planktic foraminiferal preservation:“Glassy” versus “Frosty”

PF Sexton, PA Wilson… - Geochemistry, Geophysics …, 2006 - Wiley Online Library
In recent years it has become apparent that the “cool tropic paradox” of Paleogene and
Cretaceous “greenhouse” climates arises because of the diagenetic alteration of tropical …

Extremely elevated CO2 concentrations at the Triassic/Jurassic boundary

M Steinthorsdottir, AJ Jeram, JC McElwain - Palaeogeography …, 2011 - Elsevier
Although progress has been made in recent years in reconstructing the environmental
conditions at the Triassic/Jurassic Boundary (TJB), published records of atmospheric CO2 …

Cretaceous wildfires and their impact on the Earth system

SAE Brown, AC Scott, IJ Glasspool, ME Collinson - Cretaceous research, 2012 - Elsevier
A comprehensive compilation of literature on global Cretaceous charcoal occurrences
shows that from the Valanginian on throughout the Cretaceous, terrestrial sedimentary …

Influence of seawater chemistry on biomineralization throughout Phanerozoic time: Paleontological and experimental evidence

SM Stanley - Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology, 2006 - Elsevier
Although some organisms exercise considerable control over their biomineralization,
seawater chemistry has affected skeletal secretion by many taxa. Secular changes in the …

[HTML][HTML] A better-ventilated ocean triggered by Late Cretaceous changes in continental configuration

Y Donnadieu, E Pucéat, M Moiroud… - Nature …, 2016 - nature.com
Oceanic anoxic events (OAEs) are large-scale events of oxygen depletion in the deep ocean
that happened during pre-Cenozoic periods of extreme warmth. Here, to assess the role of …

Co-ordination of physiological and morphological responses of stomata to elevated [CO2] in vascular plants

M Haworth, C Elliott-Kingston, JC McElwain - Oecologia, 2013 - Springer
Plant stomata display a wide range of short-term behavioural and long-term morphological
responses to atmospheric carbon dioxide concentration ([CO 2]). The diversity of responses …