Vital effects in foraminifera do not compromise the use of δ11B as a paleo-pH indicator: Evidence from modeling

Paleoceanography

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2003, Pages

  Zeebe, Richard E ^a   Wolf Gladrow, Dieter A ^a   Bijma, Jelle ^a   Honisch B ^a  

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

Author keywords

Foraminifera; Modeling; Paleo pH; Stable boron isotopes; Vital effects

Indexed keywords

BORON ISOTOPE; MODELING; PALEOCEANOGRAPHY; PH; PLANKTONIC FORAMINIFERA;

FORAMINIFERA;

EID: 0142186013     PISSN: 08838305     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2003pa000881     Document Type: Article

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