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Decreasing foraminiferal flux in response to ongoing climate change in the Santa Barbara Basin, California
Department of Marine, Earth, and Atmospheric Sciences, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27606, USA
Katherine Cherry
Department of Marine, Earth, and Atmospheric Sciences, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27606, USA
Claudia Benitez-Nelson
School of the Earth, Ocean, and Environment, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC 29208, USA
Eric Tappa
School of the Earth, Ocean, and Environment, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC 29208, USA
Catherine V. Davis
Department of Marine, Earth, and Atmospheric Sciences, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27606, USA
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This study explores the impact of modern climate change on single-celled, marine organisms in the Santa Barbara Basin called foraminifera. We collect their shells as they sink to the seafloor and compare our record (2014–2021) to previous studies (1993–1998). We find substantial decreases in total foraminifera and warm-water species. Likely influenced by ocean acidification and regional water circulation, these changes have implications for the marine carbon cycle, ecosystem, and fossil record.
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