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Sediments
Introduction
most of ocean floor is covered with material that has descended the water column and settled on the seafloor over millions of years.
Of all regions on planet Earth, the ocean floor is the once that has been the least disturbed by human activity.
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Clues to the future
Data analysed from core samples allows scientists to understand the effect of gradual climate change over millennia.
Microscopic fossil records of plant and animal material illustrates the sequence of events leading up to periods of global warming and cooling.
Reconstruction of climate scenarios from these records illustrate the timing and intensity of such climate events over time.
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