The influence of symbiont photosynthesis on the boron isotopic composition of foraminifera shells

Marine Micropaleontology

Volumn 49, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 87-96

  Hönisch, Bärbel ^a,e   Bijma, Jelle ^a   Russell, Ann D ^b   Spero, Howard J ^b   Palmer, Martin R ^c   Zeebe, Richard E ^a   Eisenhauer, Anton ^d  

^a ALFRED WEGENER INSTITUTE FOR POLAR AND MARINE RESEARCH   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c NATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHY CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

^d GEOMAR HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR OCEAN RESEARCH KIEL   (Germany)

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

Author keywords

11B; Paleo pH; Planktonic foraminifera; Symbionts; Vital effects

Indexed keywords

BORON ISOTOPE; CALCITE; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PLANKTONIC FORAMINIFERA; SHELL;

FORAMINIFERA; GLOBIGERINA; GLOBIGERINA BULLOIDES; ORBULINA; ORBULINA UNIVERSA;

EID: 0142146443     PISSN: 03778398     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0377-8398(03)00030-6     Document Type: Article

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