Endolithic aspartic acid as a proxy of fluctuations in coral growth

Journal of Geophysical Research: Biogeosciences

Volumn 112, Issue 1, 2007, Pages

  Gupta, Lallan P ^a,b   Suzuki, Atsushi ^a   Kawahata, Hodaka ^a,c  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AIST   (Japan)

^b Japan Agency for Marine Earth Science and Technology   (Japan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASPARTIC ACID; BIOINDICATOR; CARBON ISOTOPE; CORAL; DISSOLVED INORGANIC CARBON; ENDOLITHON; GROWTH; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANTHOZOA; INSECTIVORA;

EID: 34249813701     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2006JG000242     Document Type: Article

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