Evidence for a multi-species coccolith volume change over the past two centuries: Understanding a potential ocean acidification response

Biogeosciences

Volumn 5, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1651-1655

  Halloran, P R ^a,b   Hall, I R ^c   Colmenero Hidalgo, E ^d   M Rickaby, R E ^b  

^a MET OFFICE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^c CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SALAMANCA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACIDIFICATION; AIR-SEA INTERACTION; CALCIFICATION; CALCIUM CARBONATE; COCCOLITH; HYDROLOGICAL RESPONSE; INORGANIC CARBON; SEDIMENT CORE; SIZE DISTRIBUTION;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN (NORTH);

HAPTOPHYCEAE;

EID: 58049141435     PISSN: 17264170     EISSN: 17264189     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/bg-5-1651-2008     Document Type: Article

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