Isotopic and elemental records in a non-tropical coral (Cladocora caespitosa): Discovery of a new high-resolution climate archive for the Mediterranean Sea

Global and Planetary Change

Volumn 49, Issue 1-2, 2005, Pages 94-120

  Silenzi, Sergio ^a   Bard, Edouard ^b   Montagna, Paolo ^a,c   Antonioli, Fabrizio ^d  

^a Central Institute for Marine Research ICRAM   (Italy)

^b AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^d ENEA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cladocora caespitosa; High resolution records; Mediterranean Sea; Paleoclimate proxy

Indexed keywords

CORAL; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; PALEOCEANOGRAPHY; PALEOCLIMATE; PROXY CLIMATE RECORD; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE;

ANTHOZOA; CLADOCORA CAESPITOSA;

EID: 27644491403     PISSN: 09218181     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gloplacha.2005.05.005     Document Type: Article

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