Seawater Chemistry, Climate, and Evolution

We link secular changes in ocean chemistry to climate and atmospheric CO₂, and to the evolution of shell‑building marine organisms.

  • Connections: carbonate saturation, ocean pH, clay formation
  • Impacts: feedbacks in the carbon‑silicate cycle and climate states
  • Evolution: constraints on the rise and decline of biomineralizers
Ocean-CO2-biomineralization schematic
Figure 4. Ocean chemistry coupled to CO₂ and biomineralization.

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