Strong biological controls on Sr/Ca ratios in aragonitic marine bivalve shells

Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems

Volumn 6, Issue 5, 2005, Pages

  Gillikin, David Paul ^a   Lorrain, Anne ^b,c   Navez, Jacques ^a,b   Taylor, James W ^d   André, Luc ^b   Keppens, Eddy ^a   Baeyens, Willy ^a   Dehairs, Frank ^a  

^a VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

^b ROYAL MUSEUM FOR CENTRAL AFRICA   (Belgium)

^c INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT   (France)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Aragonite; Biogenic carbonate; Mollusk shell; Oxygen isotopes; Paleotemperature proxy; Strontium

Indexed keywords

EID: 27744441168     PISSN: 15252027     EISSN: 15252027     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2004GC000874     Document Type: Article

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