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October 16, 2014

Microfossils reveal warm oceans had less oxygen
Syracuse NY (SPX) Oct 16, 2014
Researchers in Syracuse University's College of Arts and Sciences are pairing chemical analyses with micropaleontology-the study of tiny fossilized organisms-to better understand how global marine life was affected by a rapid warming event more than 55 million years ago. Their findings are the subject of an article in the journal Paleoceanography. "Global warming impacts marine life in complex ways, of which the loss of dissolved oxygen [a condition known as hypoxia] is a growing concern" says Zun ... read more

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