A coccolithophore concept for constraining the Cenozoic carbon cycle

Journal article

An urgent question for future climate, in light of increased burning of fossil fuels, is the temperature sensitivity of the climate system to atmospheric carbon dioxide (pCO2). To date, no direct proxy for past levels of pCO2 exists beyond the reach of the polar ice core records. We propose a new methodology for placing a constraint on pCO2 over the Cenozoic based on the physiological plasticity of extant coccolithophores. Specifically, our premise is that the contrasting calcification tolera...

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Authors: Henderiks, J; Rickaby, R

• Publication status: Published
• Journal: BIOGEOSCIENCES
• Volume: 4
• Issue: 3
• Pages: 323-329
• Publication date: 2007-01-01
• EISSN: 1726-4189
• ISSN: 1726-4170
• Language: English