Open AccessUV-B radiation was the Devonian-Carboniferous boundary terrestrial extinction kill mechanism
Author(s) -
John Marshall,
Jon Lakin,
Ian Troth,
Sarah M. Wallace-Johnson
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
science advances
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.928
H-Index - 146
ISSN - 2375-2548
DOI - 10.1126/sciadv.aba0768
Subject(s) - extinction event , carboniferous , extinction (optical mineralogy) , devonian , late devonian extinction , ozone depletion , geology , glacial period , environmental science , earth science , paleontology , atmospheric sciences , biological dispersal , population , demography , structural basin , sociology , stratosphere
A brief UV-B burst, during a climatic warming interval, collapsed the Devonian-Carboniferous boundary terrestrial ecosystem.
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