Stable isotope data from deep-water antipatharians: 400-Year records from the southeastern coast of the United States of America

Bulletin of Marine Science

Volumn 81, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 437-447

  Williams, B ^a,b   Risk, M J ^c   Ross, S W ^d   Sulak, K J ^e  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA WILMINGTON   (United States)

^e U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORAL; DEEP WATER; EFFLUENT; ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECT; ESTIMATION METHOD; LITTLE ICE AGE; NUTRIENT ENRICHMENT; STABLE ISOTOPE; TIME SERIES;

ATLANTIC COAST [NORTH AMERICA]; ATLANTIC COAST [UNITED STATES]; ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN (WEST); GULF OF MEXICO; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

ANTIPATHARIA; LEIOPATHES GLABERRIMA;

EID: 38349071509     PISSN: 00074977     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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