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Educational resource How is carbon stored in seafloor sediments?

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How is carbon stored in seafloor sediments?

Associated divisions
Climate: Past, Present & Future (CL)
Ocean Sciences (OS)
Stratigraphy, Sedimentology and Palaeontology (SSP)
Language
English
Age group
16-18
Material needed
The article and activity sheet are available through the following link: https://futurumcareers.com/how-is-carbon-stored-in-seafloor-sediments
Type of activities
Classroom
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Source
https://futurumcareers.com/how-is-carbon-stored-in-seafloor-sediments
Description

In the summer of 2024, Dr Émilie Saulnier-Talbot, a biogeographer from Université Laval, and Dr Hilary Corlett, a geologist from Memorial University, took part in an ocean research expedition around the fjords of northern Canada. By analysing the sediment archives they collected, Émilie and Hilary hope to understand how carbon is transferred from the land to the sea and how it is stored in seafloor sediments.

This brochure introduces Émilie and Hilary's work, offers an insight into careers in Earth science, contains interviews with Émilie and Hilary and includes an activity sheet that challenges students to imaging life onboard a research ship.

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