Novel observations on biomineralization processes in foraminifera and implications for Mg/Ca ratio in the shells

Geology

Volumn 33, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 841-844

  Bentov, Shmuel ^a   Erez, Jonathan ^a  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

Biomineralization; Foraminifera; Mg Ca ratio; Paleotemperature; Vital effects

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL FACTORS; BIOMINERALIZATION PROCESSES; FORAMINIFERA; PALEOCHEMISTRY; PALEOTEMPERATURE; VITAL EFFECTS;

CALCIUM; GEOCHEMISTRY; ISOTOPES; MAGNESIUM PRINTING PLATES; OCEANOGRAPHY; OXYGEN; SALINITY MEASUREMENT; TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION; TRACE ANALYSIS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

EXPERIMENTAL MINERALOGY;

BIOMINERALIZATION; CALCIUM; FORAMINIFERA; MAGNESIUM; PALEOCEANOGRAPHY;

FORAMINIFERA;

EID: 27744447897     PISSN: 00917613     EISSN: 00917613     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/G21800.1     Document Type: Article

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