Calibration of stable oxygen isotopes in Siderastrea radians (Cnidaria:Scleractinia): Implications for slow-growing corals

Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems

Volumn 7, Issue 9, 2006, Pages

  Moses, Christopher S ^a,b   Swart, Peter K ^a   Dodge, Richard E ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cape verde islands; Coral; Isotopes; Paleoclimate; Sampling strategy; Siderastrea

Indexed keywords

EID: 34249106943     PISSN: 15252027     EISSN: 15252027     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2005GC001196     Document Type: Article

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