Nature Communications (Aug 2018)

Perturbation to the nitrogen cycle during rapid Early Eocene global warming

  • Christopher K. Junium,
  • Alexander J. Dickson,
  • Benjamin T. Uveges

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-05486-w
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 9, no. 1
pp. 1 – 8

Abstract

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Studying the PETM, a past period of rapid warming ~56 Ma, could provide insights into ecosystem response under future warming conditions. Here, the authors present stable nitrogen isotope data that reveal a dramatic change in the marine nitrogen cycle and the emergence of anoxic conditions.