Sclerochronology and geochemical variation in limpet shells (Patella vulgata): A new archive to reconstruct coastal sea surface temperature

Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems

Volumn 8, Issue 7, 2007, Pages

  Fenger, Tracy ^a   Surge, Donna ^a   Schöne, Bernd ^b   Milner, Nicky ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Carbon; Climate; Gastropoda; Oxygen; Temperature proxy

Indexed keywords

EID: 34547848643     PISSN: 15252027     EISSN: 15252027     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2006GC001488     Document Type: Article

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