Dying in the Sun: Direct evidence for elevated UV-B radiation at the end-Permian mass extinction.


Journal

Science advances
ISSN: 2375-2548
Titre abrégé: Sci Adv
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 101653440

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
06 Jan 2023
Historique:
entrez: 6 1 2023
pubmed: 7 1 2023
medline: 7 1 2023
Statut: ppublish

Résumé

Land plants can adjust the concentration of protective ultraviolet B (UV-B)-absorbing compounds (UACs) in the outer wall of their reproductive propagules in response to ambient UV-B flux. To infer changes in UV-B radiation flux at Earth's surface during the end-Permian mass extinction, we analyze UAC abundances in ca. 800 pollen grains from an independently dated Permian-Triassic boundary section in Tibet. Our data reveal an excursion in UACs that coincide with a spike in mercury concentration and a negative carbon-isotope excursion in the latest Permian deposits, suggesting a close temporal link between large-scale volcanic eruptions, global carbon and mercury cycle perturbations, and ozone layer disruption. Because enhanced UV-B radiation can exacerbate the environmental deterioration induced by massive magmatism, ozone depletion is considered a compelling ecological driver for the terrestrial mass extinction.

Identifiants

pubmed: 36608140
doi: 10.1126/sciadv.abo6102
pmc: PMC9821938
doi:

Types de publication

Journal Article

Langues

eng

Sous-ensembles de citation

IM

Pagination

eabo6102

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Auteurs

Feng Liu (F)

Nanjing Institute of Geology and Palaeontology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing 210008, China.
State Key Laboratory of Palaeobiology and Stratigraphy and Center for Excellence in Life and Paleoenvironment, Nanjing 210008, China.

Huiping Peng (H)

Nanjing Institute of Geology and Palaeontology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing 210008, China.

John E A Marshall (JEA)

School of Ocean and Earth Science, University of Southampton, National Oceanography Centre, Southampton, SO14 3ZH, UK.

Barry H Lomax (BH)

Division of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, The School of Biosciences, The University of Nottingham, Sutton Bonington Campus, Sutton Bonington, Leicestershire, LE12 5RD, UK.

Benjamin Bomfleur (B)

Palaeobotany Group, Institute of Geology and Palaeontology, University of Münster, Münster 48149, Germany.

Matthew S Kent (MS)

Division of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, The School of Biosciences, The University of Nottingham, Sutton Bonington Campus, Sutton Bonington, Leicestershire, LE12 5RD, UK.

Wesley T Fraser (WT)

Geography, School of Social Sciences, Oxford Brookes University, Oxford OX3 0BP, UK.

Phillip E Jardine (PE)

Palaeobotany Group, Institute of Geology and Palaeontology, University of Münster, Münster 48149, Germany.

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