A geobiological approach to carbonate factories and ecosystem changes across the Permian–Triassic boundary
by Yu Pei
Date of Examination:2022-01-28
Date of issue:2022-04-05
Advisor:Prof. Dr. Joachim Reitner
Referee:Prof. Dr. Joachim Reitner
Referee:Prof. Dr. Andreas Pack
Referee:Prof. Dr. Volker Thiel
Referee:Prof. Dr. Jörn Peckmann
Referee:Prof. Dr. Zhong-Qiang Chen
Referee:Prof. Dr. Jan-Peter Junior Duda
Referee:PD Dr. Michael Hoppert
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Abstract
English
Contemporary climate change is accelerating. Meanwhile, “Has the Earth’s sixth mass extinction already arrived?” is inquired. The Permian–Triassic crisis, as a possible analog in the Earth history, has aroused great interest. It is characterized by the severest catastrophe based on a compilation of marine fossil records. However, various questions remain open, particularly about ecological changes during this critical interval. In order to have a more complete view of the ecosystem changes across the Permian–Triassic boundary, carbonate factories are investigated.
Keywords: Geobiology; Mass extinction; Palaeoecology; Microbe-metazoan build-up; Ooids