Marine ecosystems take thousands of years to recover from climate-related upheavals
Monday, March 30, 2015 - 16:00
in Earth & Climate
A new study reports that marine ecosystems can take thousands, rather than hundreds, of years to recover from climate-related upheavals. The study's authors analyzed thousands of invertebrate fossils to show that ecosystem recovery from climate change and seawater deoxygenation might take place on a millennial scale.