Carbon isotopes in mollusk shell carbonates

Geo-Marine Letters

Volumn 28, Issue 5-6, 2008, Pages 287-299

  McConnaughey, Ted A ^a   Gillikin, David Paul ^b  

^a Vassar College ^*  (United States)

^b VASSAR COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMINERALIZATION; CARBONATES;

CARBON ISOTOPES; LAND SNAILS; MOLLUSK SHELLS;

SHELLS (STRUCTURES);

BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; CALCIFICATION; CARBON ISOTOPE; CARBONATE; DISSOLVED INORGANIC CARBON; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; GAS EXCHANGE; MOLLUSC; PHYSIOLOGY; SHELL;

ALGAE; ANTHOZOA; BIVALVIA; GASTROPODA; MOLLUSCA; STYLOMMATOPHORA;

EID: 51649103726     PISSN: 02760460     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00367-008-0116-4     Document Type: Article

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