Timothy Bralower, a Pennsylvania State
University paleoceanographer who was not involved with this work, applauded the researchers for their «innovative way of thinking.»
Peter deMenocal, a Columbia
University paleoceanographer who coauthored the NRC report, says «our study of human evolution in the context of major changes in African climate indicates that our species was honed by climate.»
Not exact matches
«Their data provides evidence that the link is real,» says David Lund, a
paleoceanographer at the
University of Connecticut, Avery Point.
«It's a case study for understanding how warm climates function,» says Heather Ford, a
paleoceanographer at the
University of Cambridge.
In a study published in Science in June,
paleoceanographer Bärbel Hönisch and colleagues at Columbia
University examined the remnants of planktonic foraminifera — single - celled creatures with elaborate shells — buried beneath the seafloor off the coast of Africa.
«The main point is that the crustal bathymetry is complex,» says David Lund, a
paleoceanographer at the
University of Connecticut, Avery Point, who was not involved with the study.
Dr. Sarah Myhre is a
paleoceanographer at the
University of Washington, organizer with 500 Women Scientists and named one of 2017's Most Influential People in Seattle.