Coral reefs have stabilized Earth’s carbon cycle for the past 250 million years, research reveals. Although this study focuses on Earth’s deep past, it offers clear lessons for the future.
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Coral reefs have stabilized Earth’s carbon cycle for the past 250 million years, research reveals. Although this study focuses on Earth’s deep past, it offers clear lessons for the future.
Source: The_Weekend_Baker
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>”From our perspective on the past 250 million years, we know the Earth system will eventually recover from the massive carbon disruption we are now entering. But this recovery will not occur on human timescales. Our study shows that geological recovery requires thousands to hundreds of thousands of years.”