Breathless Through Time:
How Oxygen Can Alter Evolution and Adaptation of Life in the Ocean
The oxygen content of earth's ocean has changed dramatically through time, beginning with essentially no oxygen and rising to present-day levels, with important consequences for the evolution of life. Oxygen levels in modern oceans are also shifting as a consequence of global warming. Learn how low-oxygen settings in the modern ocean can inform us about the "explosion" of animal life more than half a billion years ago, mass extinctions, and the future our ocean.
| How Oxygen Can Alter Evolution and Adaptation of Life in the Ocean |
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