Black Sea: There's Genetic Gold In Them Thar Sediments

The Black Sea sediment record has a terrific variety of past plankton species that left behind their genetic makeup - the plankton paleome. The semi-isolated Black Sea is highly sensitive to climate driven environmental changes, and the underlying sediments represent high-resolution archives of past continental climate and concurrent hydrologic changes in the basin. The brackish Black Sea is currently receiving salty Mediterranean waters via the narrow Strait of Bosphorus as well as freshwater from rivers and via precipitation. read more

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