The diversity of coccolithophores and their collective limestome production evolved under the influence of Earth’s orbital eccentricity (IMAGE)
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The diversity of coccolithophores and their collective limestome production evolved under the influence of Earth’s orbital eccentricity, which determines the intensity of seasonal variations near the equator. On the other hand, no link to global ice volume or temperature was found. It was therefore not global climate change that dictated micro-algae evolution but perhaps the opposite during certain periods.
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Luc BEAUFORT / CNRS / CEREGE
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