Deep-sea coral evidence for rapid change in ventilation of the deep North Atlantic 15,400 years ago

Science

Volumn 280, Issue 5364, 1998, Pages 725-728

  Adkins, Jess F ^a,d   Cheng, Hai ^b   Boyle, Edward A ^a   Druffel, Ellen R M ^c   Edwards, R Lawrence ^b  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM; CALCIUM; CARBON 14;

CORAL; LAST DEGLACIATION; NADW; NUTRIENT; VENTILATION;

AQUATIC FLORA; ARTICLE; ATLANTIC OCEAN; BENTHOS; LIFESPAN; MICROCLIMATE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANTHOZOA;

EID: 0032076643     PISSN: 00368075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1126/science.280.5364.725     Document Type: Article

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