Variation of geochemical signals in coral skeletons: Environmental changes or biological processes?

Paleontological Research

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 359-374

  Watanabe, Tsuyoshi ^a   Reynaud, Stéphanie ^b   Cuif, Jean Pierre ^c   Dauphin, Yannicke ^c  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b CENTRE SCIENTIFIQUE DE MONACO   (Monaco)

^c UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SUD   (France)

Author keywords

Biomineralization; Corals; Culture technique; Oxygen isotopes; Paleoclimates; Trace elements

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; BIOMINERALIZATION; CALCIFICATION; CORAL; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; OXYGEN ISOTOPE; SKELETON; TRACE ELEMENT;

ANTHOZOA;

EID: 33846796368     PISSN: 13428144     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2517/prpsj.10.359     Document Type: Conference Paper

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