A large metabolic carbon contribution to the δ13C record in marine aragonitic bivalve shells>

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Volumn 71, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 2936-2946

  Gillikin, David P ^a   Lorrain, Anne ^b   Meng, Li ^c   Dehairs, Frank ^c  

^a VASSAR COLLEGE   (United States)

^b IRD Centre de Bretagne   (France)

^c VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARAGONITE; BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTION; BIOMETRY; BIVALVE; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON ISOTOPE; CARBONATE; DISSOLVED INORGANIC CARBON; FRACTIONATION; ONTOGENY; SEAWATER; SHELL; STABLE ISOTOPE;

NORTH AMERICA; NORTH CAROLINA; UNITED STATES;

BIVALVIA; MERCENARIA MERCENARIA;

EID: 34249706926     PISSN: 00167037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gca.2007.04.003     Document Type: Article

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