Drastic Changes in Atmospheric CO2 Concentration Led to Biological Mass Extinction and Explosion

This is a Preprint and has not been peer reviewed. This is version 2 of this Preprint.

Add a Comment

You must log in to post a comment.


Comments

There are no comments or no comments have been made public for this article.

Downloads

Download Preprint

Authors

Bilu Huang 

Abstract

When the area of polar ice caps expands to a certain threshold, a positive feedback effect will occur. Due to the strong reflection of sunlight by ice and snow, the global climate will become cold and dry. CO₂ in the atmosphere will be rapidly sequestered in the seabed and permafrost through the biological carbon pump, thereby affecting plant photosynthesis, reducing NPP and the nutritional value of plants. This leads to the selective extinction of species that are large in size and those that are small in size but have high metabolic rates. Conversely, when the area of polar ice caps shrinks to a certain threshold, a positive feedback effect will also occur. Permafrost and the seabed will rapidly release CO₂ into the atmosphere, leading to a rapid increase in NPP, plant nutritional value, and species diversity. Therefore, through geoengineering to reduce the warm currents entering the Arctic Ocean, it is possible to inhibit glacier melting and global warming.

DOI

https://doi.org/10.31223/X5XT6B

Subjects

Earth Sciences, Environmental Sciences, Paleontology

Keywords

Dinosaur Extinction Theory, atmospheric CO2, Net Primary Production, ecological niche, Biological Mass Extinction, Biological Explosion, global warming, geoengineering

Dates

Published: 2025-03-07 18:30

Last Updated: 2025-03-10 04:37

Older Versions
License

CC-BY Attribution-No Derivatives 4.0 International

Additional Metadata

Conflict of interest statement:
BH is the founder and Chief Science Officer of Rejuvenation Biotech, a biotech R&D company.

Data Availability (Reason not available):
Not applicable