Radiocarbon evidence for annual growth rings in the deep-sea octocoral Primnoa resedaeformis

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 301, Issue , 2005, Pages 129-134

  Sherwood, Owen A ^a   Scott, David B ^a   Risk, Michael J ^b   Guilderson, Thomas P ^c,d  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Bomb radiocarbon; Deep sea coral; Gorgonin; Growth rings; Octocoral; Primnoa

Indexed keywords

CORAL; GROWTH FORM; PROXY CLIMATE RECORD; RADIOCARBON DATING;

ANTHOZOA; GORGONIA; PRIMNOA; PRIMNOA RESEDAEFORMIS;

EID: 27744560217     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps301129     Document Type: Article

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