The origin and rise of complex life: progress requires interdisciplinary integration and hypothesis testing | Zendy

Rachel Wood | Zendy; Philip C. J. Donoghue | Zendy; Timothy M. Lenton | Zendy; Alexander Liu | Zendy; Simon W. Poulton | Zendy

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The origin and rise of complex life: progress requires interdisciplinary integration and hypothesis testing

Author(s) -

Rachel Wood,

Philip C. J. Donoghue,

Timothy M. Lenton,

Alexander Liu,

Simon W. Poulton

Publication year - 2020

Publication title -

interface focus

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.1

H-Index - 49

eISSN - 2042-8901

pISSN - 2042-8898

DOI - 10.1098/rsfs.2020.0024

Subject(s) - data science , climate change , computer science , earth science , ecology , biology , geology

Understanding of the triggers and timing of the rise of complex life ca 2100 to 720 million years ago has expanded dramatically in recent years. This theme issue brings together diverse and novel geochemical and palaeontological data presented as part of the Royal Society ‘The origin and rise of complex life: integrating models, geochemical and palaeontological data’ discussion meeting held in September 2019. The individual papers offer prescient insights from multiple disciplines. Here we summarize their contribution towards the goal of the meeting; to create testable hypotheses for the differing roles of changing climate, oceanic redox, nutrient availability, and ecosystem feedbacks across this profound, but enigmatic, transitional period.

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