Salty brines on the Mediterranean sea floor
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It is possible to prove that large-scale bischofite formation took place during the Messinian salinity crisis by analyzing brines taken from the Discovery Basin in the eastern Mediterranean. It was discovered that the brine is basically a concentrated solution of MgCl2, and it was established that the brine is homogeneous throughout the basin. The chemistry of the brine indicates that there were extreme evaporite conditions in the eastern Mediterranean during the late Messinian.
Publication Name: Nature
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0028-0836
Year: 1997
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Large changes in oceanic nutrient inventories from glacial to interglacial periods
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A decline in oceanic water-column denitrification occurred during glacial periods, as shown by 15N/14N marine sediment core records, could explain the decrease in atmospheric CO2 concentrations. Oceanic nitrate is a nutrient and so many have stimulated biological growth if in unusual abundance, resulting in a higher demand for atmospheric CO2.
Publication Name: Nature
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0028-0836
Year: 1995
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Density-dependent mortality in an oceanic copepod population
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Factors affecting oceanic copepod zooplankton populations are examined in detail, with a focus on the link between mortality and density.
Publication Name: Nature
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0028-0836
Year: 2001
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