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Articles | Volume 21, issue 11
Articles | Volume 21, issue 11
https://doi.org/10.5194/cp-21-2283-2025
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https://doi.org/10.5194/cp-21-2283-2025
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Articles | Volume 21, issue 11
Research article
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19 Nov 2025
Research article |  | 19 Nov 2025

Increasing opal productivity in the Late Eocene Southern Ocean: Evidence for increased carbon export preceding the Eocene-Oligocene glaciation

Volkan Özen, Johan Renaudie, David Lazarus, and Gabrielle Rodrigues de Faria

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We studied diatom fossils from the Southern Ocean to understand how ocean productivity changed ~40–30 million years ago during a major climate shift marked by the onset of permanent Antarctic glaciation and global cooling. We found striking shifts in diatom productivity, revealing critical changes in ocean circulation and nutrient supply. Our results show how these microscopic organisms may have influenced climate, acting as a geological force that shaped global climate over time.
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