The buildup of oxygen in the Earth＇s atmosphere and oceans has fundamentally reshaped the dynamics of nearly all major biogeochemical cycles and ultimately paved the way for the diversification of complex life on Ear...The buildup of oxygen in the Earth＇s atmosphere and oceans has fundamentally reshaped the dynamics of nearly all major biogeochemical cycles and ultimately paved the way for the diversification of complex life on Earth. Over the past decades there have been sustained efforts to develop a more comprehensive understanding of ocean-atmosphere redox evolution and its relationship to the evolution of early life （Fig. 1）. It is generally accepted that the development of oxygenic photosynthesis at ~2.7 Ga may have been responsible for the Great Oxidation Event （GOE） at the beginning of the Proterozoic Eon, whereas a second big O2 rise at the end of the Proterozoic Eon （the so-called Neoproterozoic Oxidation Event or NOE） was responsible for the diversification of metazoans （Lyons et al., 2014）.展开更多
The ^(17)O anomaly of oxygen(Δ^(17)O,calculated from δ^(17)O and δ^(18)O)trapped in ice-core bubbles and dissolved in ocean has been respectively used to evaluate the past biosphere productivity at a global scale a...The ^(17)O anomaly of oxygen(Δ^(17)O,calculated from δ^(17)O and δ^(18)O)trapped in ice-core bubbles and dissolved in ocean has been respectively used to evaluate the past biosphere productivity at a global scale and gross oxygen production(GOP)in the mixed layer(ML)of ocean.Compared to traditional methods in GOP estimation,triple oxygen isotope(TOI)method provides estimates that ignore incubation bottle effects and calculates GOP on larger spatial and temporal scales.Calculated from TOI of O_(2) trapped in ice-core bubbles,the averaged global biological productivities in past glacial periods were about 0.83-0.94 of the present,and the longest time record reached 400 ka BP(thousand years before the present).TOI-derived GOP estimation has also been widely applied in open oceans and coastal oceans,with emphasis on the ML.Although the TOI method has been widely used in aquatic ecosystems,TOI-based GOP is assumed to be constant at a steady state,and the influence of physical transports below the ML is neglected.The TOI method applied to evaluate past total biospheric productivity is limited by rare samples as well as uncertainties related to O_(2) consumption mechanisms and terrestrial biosphere’s hydrological processes.Future studies should take into account the physical transports below the ML and apply the TOI method in deep ocean.In addition,study on the complex land biosphere mechanisms by triple isotope composition of O_(2) trapped in ice-core bubbles needs to be strengthened.展开更多
The early Archean oceans were marked by significant redox changes which have subsequently shaped the Earth’s biosphere.Archean chemical sediments of banded Iron and Manganese formations provide important geochemical ...The early Archean oceans were marked by significant redox changes which have subsequently shaped the Earth’s biosphere.Archean chemical sediments of banded Iron and Manganese formations provide important geochemical proxies for these historical shifts in the redox conditions and to trace the ancient sedimentation patterns and protoliths.In this study,we investigate the proto-ore of the Archean Mn-formations of the Sandur,Chitradurga and Shimoga greenstone belts of Dharwar Craton of southern Peninsular India,which is geochemically characterised as quartz arenites,Mn-arenites,Fe-arenites,Mn-argillites and Fe-argillites.The geochemical systematics suggest their deposition in shallow to deeper shelf in the Archean proto-ocean.The detrital zircon U-Pb systematics of Mn arenites and argillites indicate their maximum depositional age of 3230±52 Ma representing the oldest onset of sedimentation during the Paleo-Mesoarchean timeframe in the Chitradurga Group of Dharwar Supergroup.The detrital influx proxies suggest variations in sedimentation rates associated with the Archean transgressive-regressive cycles and fluctuating hydrodynamic conditions,together reflecting an increasing trend in the contributions of recycled sediment from Sandur to Chitradurga and Shimoga greenstone belts.The available detrital zircon ages of the Mn arenites and argillites from these greenstone belts indicate a~600 Ma prolonged period of Mn deposition for which high-T hydrothermal fluids from Archean mid-oceanic ridges supplied the manganese.The trace element compositions of the concordant detrital zircons suggest 3.3-3.1 Ga Dharwar basement TTG/granitoid source which is corroborated by the zircon crystallization temperatures of 690-820℃.The source-normalisedα-dose rates of the detrital zircons signify greater degrees of sediment transport and multi-cycle nature which correspond to the earliest episode of crustal growth in the Indian sub-continent associated with the Mesoarchean Ur supercontinent.The clastic-chemogenic sedimentation attained through concomitant detrital sediment-seawater-metalliferous hydrothermal fluid mixing at an epicontinental passive margin resulted in the deposition of Mn-arenites and argillites closer to the higher Eh shore,while the Fe-rich sediments formed at a relatively deeper shelf characterised by comparatively lower Eh and more alkaline conditions.The comprehensive geochemical and geochronological data of the Archean Mn arenite-argillite sequences reveal the significance of regional episodes of ocean oxygenation at the shallow shelves of Archean oceans prior to great oxygenation event(GOE)that was mediated by the prolific growth of ancient microbiota which transformed the Earth to a more habitable planet.展开更多
The Ediacaran Period(635–539 Ma)witnessed the largest negative excursion in inorganic carbon isotope(δ^(13)Ccarb)over the Earth’s geological history,also known as the Shuram Excursion(SE)event.The occurrence of the...The Ediacaran Period(635–539 Ma)witnessed the largest negative excursion in inorganic carbon isotope(δ^(13)Ccarb)over the Earth’s geological history,also known as the Shuram Excursion(SE)event.The occurrence of the SE has been widely attributed to an increase in atmospheric-oceanic oxygen levels and the subsequent oxidation of organic matters in Earth’s surface system.However,the oxygen levels in the Ediacaran ocean during the SE remain poorly constrained,limiting our ability to better understand the cause and mechanisms behind the SE.Recently,the ratio of I/(Ca+Mg)in carbonate has emerged as an effective proxy for quantifying dissolved oxygen([O_(2)])in the local surface seawaters.In this study,we analyzed I/(Ca+Mg)ratios in the Shuiquan Formation at the Mochia-Khutuk(MK)section,which records the SE event in the Tarim continent.The I/(Ca+Mg)ratio shows synchronous variation withδ^(13)Ccarbin the MK section,with the average value decreasing from 2.2μmol/mol at the bottom of the section to 0.8μmol/mol in the middle and then increasing to 3.4μmol/mol at the very top along with the decline and recovery ofδ^(13)Ccarb.According to the relationship between I/(Ca+Mg)and oxygen content in minimum oxygen zones of the modern ocean,we infer that[O_(2)]of surface water in the MK section decreased from>20–70μmol/L to<20–70μmol/L during the SE,which may reflect the upwelling of the deep seawater enriched dissolved organic carbon(DOC)and reduced substance(such as Fe^(2+))together with its subsequent consumption of[O2]in the surface ocean.The I/(Ca+Mg)pattern in the MK section is significantly different from those of other contemporaneous SE records on other continents,indicating the surface[O_(2)]in the Ediacaran ocean could have been temporally and spatially heterogeneous.Local factors,such as latitude,temperature,productivity,and input of anoxic water masses could play important roles in regulating the surface ocean redox conditions.This observation further suggests that the atmospheric oxygen level during the Ediacaran was relatively low and insufficient to dominate the regulation of[O_(2)]in the surface ocean.The results of our study imply that the oxidation of the ocean and in turn the DOC reservoir therein during the SE could be spatially restricted to the continental shelf,rather than the whole ocean.展开更多
The rapid diversification of early animals during the Ediacaran(635–541 Ma) and early Cambrian(ca.541–509 Ma) has frequently been attributed to increasing oceanic oxygenation. However, the pattern of oceanic oxygena...The rapid diversification of early animals during the Ediacaran(635–541 Ma) and early Cambrian(ca.541–509 Ma) has frequently been attributed to increasing oceanic oxygenation. However, the pattern of oceanic oxygenation and its relationship to early animal evolution remain in debate. In this review,we examine the redox structure of Ediacaran and early Cambrian oceans and its controls, offering new insights into contemporaneous oceanic oxygenation patterns and their role in the coevolution of environments and early animals. We review the development of marine redox models which, in combination with independent distal deep-ocean redox proxies, supports a highly redox-stratified shelf and an anoxia-dominated deep ocean during the Ediacaran and early Cambrian. Geochemical and modeling evidence indicates that the marine redox structure was likely controlled by low atmospheric O2 levels and low seawater vertical mixing rates on shelves at that time. Furthermore, theoretical analysis and increasing geochemical evidence, particularly from South China, show that limited sulfate availability was a primary control on the attenuation of mid-depth euxinia offshore, in contrast to the existing paradigm invoking decreased organic carbon fluxes distally. In light of our review, we infer that if oceanic oxygenation indeed triggered the rise of early animals, it must have done so through a shelf oxygenation which was probably driven by elevated oxidant availability. Our review calls for further studies on EdiacaranCambrian marine redox structure and its controls, particularly from regions outside of South China, in order to better understand the coevolutionary relationship between oceanic redox and early animals.展开更多
The Yellow Sea on the western continental margin of the North Pacific Ocean is of major ecological and economic importance. Four field surveys were conducted during May and November 2012, August 2015, and January 2016...The Yellow Sea on the western continental margin of the North Pacific Ocean is of major ecological and economic importance. Four field surveys were conducted during May and November 2012, August 2015, and January 2016, investigating seasonal variations in dissolved oxygen and carbonate system parameters of this marginal sea. Results showed that the Yellow Sea cold water mass accumulated respiration-induced CO_2 in subsurface and bottom waters in summer and autumn, leading to acidified seawaters with critical carbonate saturation states of aragonite(Ω_(arag)) of less than 1.5. These seriously acidified seawaters occupied one third of surveyed areas in summer and autumn, likely affecting local calcified organisms and benthic communities. In a future scenario for the 2050 s, in which the atmospheric CO_2 mole fraction increases by 100 μmol mol-1, half of the Yellow Sea benthos would be seasonally covered by acidified seawater having a critical Ω_(arag) of less than 1.5. The corresponding bottom-water p H_T would be around 7.85 in summer, and 7.80 in autumn. Of the China seas, the Yellow Sea cold water mass represents one of the ecosystems most vulnerable to ocean acidification.展开更多
文摘The buildup of oxygen in the Earth＇s atmosphere and oceans has fundamentally reshaped the dynamics of nearly all major biogeochemical cycles and ultimately paved the way for the diversification of complex life on Earth. Over the past decades there have been sustained efforts to develop a more comprehensive understanding of ocean-atmosphere redox evolution and its relationship to the evolution of early life （Fig. 1）. It is generally accepted that the development of oxygenic photosynthesis at ~2.7 Ga may have been responsible for the Great Oxidation Event （GOE） at the beginning of the Proterozoic Eon, whereas a second big O2 rise at the end of the Proterozoic Eon （the so-called Neoproterozoic Oxidation Event or NOE） was responsible for the diversification of metazoans （Lyons et al., 2014）.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant nos.41771031 and 41673125)the Priority Academic Program Development of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions(PAPD).
文摘The ^(17)O anomaly of oxygen(Δ^(17)O,calculated from δ^(17)O and δ^(18)O)trapped in ice-core bubbles and dissolved in ocean has been respectively used to evaluate the past biosphere productivity at a global scale and gross oxygen production(GOP)in the mixed layer(ML)of ocean.Compared to traditional methods in GOP estimation,triple oxygen isotope(TOI)method provides estimates that ignore incubation bottle effects and calculates GOP on larger spatial and temporal scales.Calculated from TOI of O_(2) trapped in ice-core bubbles,the averaged global biological productivities in past glacial periods were about 0.83-0.94 of the present,and the longest time record reached 400 ka BP(thousand years before the present).TOI-derived GOP estimation has also been widely applied in open oceans and coastal oceans,with emphasis on the ML.Although the TOI method has been widely used in aquatic ecosystems,TOI-based GOP is assumed to be constant at a steady state,and the influence of physical transports below the ML is neglected.The TOI method applied to evaluate past total biospheric productivity is limited by rare samples as well as uncertainties related to O_(2) consumption mechanisms and terrestrial biosphere’s hydrological processes.Future studies should take into account the physical transports below the ML and apply the TOI method in deep ocean.In addition,study on the complex land biosphere mechanisms by triple isotope composition of O_(2) trapped in ice-core bubbles needs to be strengthened.
文摘The early Archean oceans were marked by significant redox changes which have subsequently shaped the Earth’s biosphere.Archean chemical sediments of banded Iron and Manganese formations provide important geochemical proxies for these historical shifts in the redox conditions and to trace the ancient sedimentation patterns and protoliths.In this study,we investigate the proto-ore of the Archean Mn-formations of the Sandur,Chitradurga and Shimoga greenstone belts of Dharwar Craton of southern Peninsular India,which is geochemically characterised as quartz arenites,Mn-arenites,Fe-arenites,Mn-argillites and Fe-argillites.The geochemical systematics suggest their deposition in shallow to deeper shelf in the Archean proto-ocean.The detrital zircon U-Pb systematics of Mn arenites and argillites indicate their maximum depositional age of 3230±52 Ma representing the oldest onset of sedimentation during the Paleo-Mesoarchean timeframe in the Chitradurga Group of Dharwar Supergroup.The detrital influx proxies suggest variations in sedimentation rates associated with the Archean transgressive-regressive cycles and fluctuating hydrodynamic conditions,together reflecting an increasing trend in the contributions of recycled sediment from Sandur to Chitradurga and Shimoga greenstone belts.The available detrital zircon ages of the Mn arenites and argillites from these greenstone belts indicate a~600 Ma prolonged period of Mn deposition for which high-T hydrothermal fluids from Archean mid-oceanic ridges supplied the manganese.The trace element compositions of the concordant detrital zircons suggest 3.3-3.1 Ga Dharwar basement TTG/granitoid source which is corroborated by the zircon crystallization temperatures of 690-820℃.The source-normalisedα-dose rates of the detrital zircons signify greater degrees of sediment transport and multi-cycle nature which correspond to the earliest episode of crustal growth in the Indian sub-continent associated with the Mesoarchean Ur supercontinent.The clastic-chemogenic sedimentation attained through concomitant detrital sediment-seawater-metalliferous hydrothermal fluid mixing at an epicontinental passive margin resulted in the deposition of Mn-arenites and argillites closer to the higher Eh shore,while the Fe-rich sediments formed at a relatively deeper shelf characterised by comparatively lower Eh and more alkaline conditions.The comprehensive geochemical and geochronological data of the Archean Mn arenite-argillite sequences reveal the significance of regional episodes of ocean oxygenation at the shallow shelves of Archean oceans prior to great oxygenation event(GOE)that was mediated by the prolific growth of ancient microbiota which transformed the Earth to a more habitable planet.
基金supported by the National Key Research and Development Program of China(Grant No.2022YFF0800100)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.42130208,41825019,42072335,42002027)。
文摘The Ediacaran Period(635–539 Ma)witnessed the largest negative excursion in inorganic carbon isotope(δ^(13)Ccarb)over the Earth’s geological history,also known as the Shuram Excursion(SE)event.The occurrence of the SE has been widely attributed to an increase in atmospheric-oceanic oxygen levels and the subsequent oxidation of organic matters in Earth’s surface system.However,the oxygen levels in the Ediacaran ocean during the SE remain poorly constrained,limiting our ability to better understand the cause and mechanisms behind the SE.Recently,the ratio of I/(Ca+Mg)in carbonate has emerged as an effective proxy for quantifying dissolved oxygen([O_(2)])in the local surface seawaters.In this study,we analyzed I/(Ca+Mg)ratios in the Shuiquan Formation at the Mochia-Khutuk(MK)section,which records the SE event in the Tarim continent.The I/(Ca+Mg)ratio shows synchronous variation withδ^(13)Ccarbin the MK section,with the average value decreasing from 2.2μmol/mol at the bottom of the section to 0.8μmol/mol in the middle and then increasing to 3.4μmol/mol at the very top along with the decline and recovery ofδ^(13)Ccarb.According to the relationship between I/(Ca+Mg)and oxygen content in minimum oxygen zones of the modern ocean,we infer that[O_(2)]of surface water in the MK section decreased from>20–70μmol/L to<20–70μmol/L during the SE,which may reflect the upwelling of the deep seawater enriched dissolved organic carbon(DOC)and reduced substance(such as Fe^(2+))together with its subsequent consumption of[O2]in the surface ocean.The I/(Ca+Mg)pattern in the MK section is significantly different from those of other contemporaneous SE records on other continents,indicating the surface[O_(2)]in the Ediacaran ocean could have been temporally and spatially heterogeneous.Local factors,such as latitude,temperature,productivity,and input of anoxic water masses could play important roles in regulating the surface ocean redox conditions.This observation further suggests that the atmospheric oxygen level during the Ediacaran was relatively low and insufficient to dominate the regulation of[O_(2)]in the surface ocean.The results of our study imply that the oxidation of the ocean and in turn the DOC reservoir therein during the SE could be spatially restricted to the continental shelf,rather than the whole ocean.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China-Research Councils United Kingdom_Natural Environment Research Council Program (41661134048)the National Natural Science Foundation of China (41825019, 41821001), the National Key Research & Development Program of China (2016YFA0601100)+1 种基金111 Project of China (BP0820004) to Chao Li. Meng Chengsupport from the National Natural Science Foundation of China (41703008, 41902027)。
文摘The rapid diversification of early animals during the Ediacaran(635–541 Ma) and early Cambrian(ca.541–509 Ma) has frequently been attributed to increasing oceanic oxygenation. However, the pattern of oceanic oxygenation and its relationship to early animal evolution remain in debate. In this review,we examine the redox structure of Ediacaran and early Cambrian oceans and its controls, offering new insights into contemporaneous oceanic oxygenation patterns and their role in the coevolution of environments and early animals. We review the development of marine redox models which, in combination with independent distal deep-ocean redox proxies, supports a highly redox-stratified shelf and an anoxia-dominated deep ocean during the Ediacaran and early Cambrian. Geochemical and modeling evidence indicates that the marine redox structure was likely controlled by low atmospheric O2 levels and low seawater vertical mixing rates on shelves at that time. Furthermore, theoretical analysis and increasing geochemical evidence, particularly from South China, show that limited sulfate availability was a primary control on the attenuation of mid-depth euxinia offshore, in contrast to the existing paradigm invoking decreased organic carbon fluxes distally. In light of our review, we infer that if oceanic oxygenation indeed triggered the rise of early animals, it must have done so through a shelf oxygenation which was probably driven by elevated oxidant availability. Our review calls for further studies on EdiacaranCambrian marine redox structure and its controls, particularly from regions outside of South China, in order to better understand the coevolutionary relationship between oceanic redox and early animals.
基金supported by the State Key R&D Project of China(Grant No.2016YFA0601103)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.91751207&41276061)+2 种基金the Visiting Fellowship in the State Key Laboratory of Marine Environmental Science(Xiamen University)the Fundamental Research Funds of Shandong UniversitySampling surveys were supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China Open Ship-Time Projects in2012 and 2015
文摘The Yellow Sea on the western continental margin of the North Pacific Ocean is of major ecological and economic importance. Four field surveys were conducted during May and November 2012, August 2015, and January 2016, investigating seasonal variations in dissolved oxygen and carbonate system parameters of this marginal sea. Results showed that the Yellow Sea cold water mass accumulated respiration-induced CO_2 in subsurface and bottom waters in summer and autumn, leading to acidified seawaters with critical carbonate saturation states of aragonite(Ω_(arag)) of less than 1.5. These seriously acidified seawaters occupied one third of surveyed areas in summer and autumn, likely affecting local calcified organisms and benthic communities. In a future scenario for the 2050 s, in which the atmospheric CO_2 mole fraction increases by 100 μmol mol-1, half of the Yellow Sea benthos would be seasonally covered by acidified seawater having a critical Ω_(arag) of less than 1.5. The corresponding bottom-water p H_T would be around 7.85 in summer, and 7.80 in autumn. Of the China seas, the Yellow Sea cold water mass represents one of the ecosystems most vulnerable to ocean acidification.
