Stable ocean redox during the main phase of the Great Ordovician Biodiversification Event

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Stable ocean redox during the main phase of the Great Ordovician Biodiversification Event. / del Rey, Álvaro; Rasmussen, Christian Mac Ørum; Calner, Mikael; Wu, Rongchang; Asael, Dan; Dahl, Tais W.

In: Communications Earth & Environment, Vol. 3, 220, 2022.

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del Rey, Á, Rasmussen, CMØ, Calner, M, Wu, R, Asael, D & Dahl, TW 2022, 'Stable ocean redox during the main phase of the Great Ordovician Biodiversification Event', Communications Earth & Environment, vol. 3, 220. https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-022-00548-w

APA

del Rey, Á., Rasmussen, C. M. Ø., Calner, M., Wu, R., Asael, D., & Dahl, T. W. (2022). Stable ocean redox during the main phase of the Great Ordovician Biodiversification Event. Communications Earth & Environment, 3, [220]. https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-022-00548-w

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del Rey Á, Rasmussen CMØ, Calner M, Wu R, Asael D, Dahl TW. Stable ocean redox during the main phase of the Great Ordovician Biodiversification Event. Communications Earth & Environment. 2022;3. 220. https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-022-00548-w

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del Rey, Álvaro ; Rasmussen, Christian Mac Ørum ; Calner, Mikael ; Wu, Rongchang ; Asael, Dan ; Dahl, Tais W. / Stable ocean redox during the main phase of the Great Ordovician Biodiversification Event. In: Communications Earth & Environment. 2022 ; Vol. 3.

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title = "Stable ocean redox during the main phase of the Great Ordovician Biodiversification Event",
abstract = "The Great Ordovician Biodiversification Event (GOBE) represents the greatest increase in marine animal biodiversity ever recorded. What caused this transformation is heavily debated. One hypothesis states that rising atmospheric oxygen levels drove the biodiversification based on the premise that animals require oxygen for their metabolism. Here, we present uranium isotope data from a Middle Ordovician marine carbonate succession that shows the steepest rise in generic richness occurred with global marine redox stability. Ocean oxygenation ensued later and could not have driven the biodiversification. Stable marine anoxic zones prevailed during the maximum increase in biodiversity (Dapingian–early Darriwilian) when the life expectancy of evolving genera greatly increased. Subsequently, unstable ocean redox conditions occurred together with a marine carbon cycle disturbance and a decrease in relative diversification rates. Therefore, we propose that oceanic redox stability was a factor in facilitating the establishment of more resilient ecosystems allowing marine animal life to radiate.",
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AU - Rasmussen, Christian Mac Ørum

AU - Calner, Mikael

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AU - Asael, Dan

AU - Dahl, Tais W.

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N2 - The Great Ordovician Biodiversification Event (GOBE) represents the greatest increase in marine animal biodiversity ever recorded. What caused this transformation is heavily debated. One hypothesis states that rising atmospheric oxygen levels drove the biodiversification based on the premise that animals require oxygen for their metabolism. Here, we present uranium isotope data from a Middle Ordovician marine carbonate succession that shows the steepest rise in generic richness occurred with global marine redox stability. Ocean oxygenation ensued later and could not have driven the biodiversification. Stable marine anoxic zones prevailed during the maximum increase in biodiversity (Dapingian–early Darriwilian) when the life expectancy of evolving genera greatly increased. Subsequently, unstable ocean redox conditions occurred together with a marine carbon cycle disturbance and a decrease in relative diversification rates. Therefore, we propose that oceanic redox stability was a factor in facilitating the establishment of more resilient ecosystems allowing marine animal life to radiate.

AB - The Great Ordovician Biodiversification Event (GOBE) represents the greatest increase in marine animal biodiversity ever recorded. What caused this transformation is heavily debated. One hypothesis states that rising atmospheric oxygen levels drove the biodiversification based on the premise that animals require oxygen for their metabolism. Here, we present uranium isotope data from a Middle Ordovician marine carbonate succession that shows the steepest rise in generic richness occurred with global marine redox stability. Ocean oxygenation ensued later and could not have driven the biodiversification. Stable marine anoxic zones prevailed during the maximum increase in biodiversity (Dapingian–early Darriwilian) when the life expectancy of evolving genera greatly increased. Subsequently, unstable ocean redox conditions occurred together with a marine carbon cycle disturbance and a decrease in relative diversification rates. Therefore, we propose that oceanic redox stability was a factor in facilitating the establishment of more resilient ecosystems allowing marine animal life to radiate.

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