Early diagenetic overprint in Caribbean sediment cores and its effect on the geochemical composition of planktonic foraminifera

Biogeosciences

Volumn 4, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 957-973

  Regenberg, M ^a,c   Nurnberg D ^a   Schonfeld J ^a   Reichart, G J ^b  

^a GEOMAR HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR OCEAN RESEARCH KIEL   (Germany)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBONATE PLATFORM; ESTIMATION METHOD; GEOCHEMISTRY; MAGNESIUM; OXYGEN ISOTOPE; PELAGIC ENVIRONMENT; PLANKTONIC FORAMINIFERA; SEDIMENT CORE;

ATLANTIC OCEAN;

FORAMINIFERA;

EID: 36249020969     PISSN: 17264170     EISSN: 17264189     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/bg-4-957-2007     Document Type: Article

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