Of Microbes and Megastorms

Authors

  • Usha Lingappa UC Berkeley

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.25250/thescbr.brk726

Keywords:

microbial mats, climate change, Hurricane Irma

Abstract

The earliest ecosystems we know of were built entirely by microscopic lifeforms. Similar ecosystems that exist today help us understand the history of life on our planet. We set out to investigate their sensitivity to sea level change, but the occurrence of an extreme hurricane redirected our study and illustrated how climate change outcomes can impact life in surprising ways.

Author Biography

Usha Lingappa, UC Berkeley

Postdoctoral scholar

Original article reference

Lingappa, U. F., Stein, N. T., Metcalfe, K. S., Present, T. M., Orphan, V. J., Grotzinger, J. P., Knoll, A. H., Trower, E. J., Gomes, M. L., & Fischer, W. W. (2022). Early impacts of climate change on a coastal marine microbial mat ecosystem. Science Advances, 8(21). https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.abm7826

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Published

2023-07-18

Issue

Vol. 9 No. 3 (2023): TheScienceBreaker

Section

Earth & Space

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Some rights reserved 2023 Usha Lingappa

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