Feasibility of age determination of deep-water bamboo corals (Gorgonacea; Isididae) from annual cycles in skeletal composition

Deep-Sea Research Part I: Oceanographic Research Papers

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 442-449

  Thresher, Ronald E ^a   MacRae, Colin M ^a   Wilson, Nick C ^a   Fallon, Stewart ^b  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Calcium; Environmental effects; Gorgonian; Growth rate; Isidella; Keratoisis; Lepidisis; Magnesium; Phosphorous; Radiocarbon; Strontium; Sulphur

Indexed keywords

ALKALINE EARTH METALS; BAMBOO; CALCIUM; CALCIUM ALLOYS; MAGNESIUM; MAGNESIUM PRINTING PLATES; PHOSPHORUS; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS; SPECTRUM ANALYZERS; STRONTIUM; SULFUR;

ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS; GORGONIAN; GROWTH RATE; ISIDELLA; KERATOISIS; LEPIDISIS; PHOSPHOROUS; RADIOCARBON; SULPHUR;

GROWTH (MATERIALS);

AGE DETERMINATION; ANNUAL CYCLE; CALCIUM; CORAL; DEEP SEA; FEASIBILITY STUDY; GROWTH RATE; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; SEASONAL VARIATION; SKELETON; SPECTRAL ANALYSIS; STRONTIUM; SULFUR;

SOUTHERN OCEAN;

ANTHOZOA; GORGONACEA; GORGONIA; ISIDELLA; ISIDIDAE; KERATOISIS; LEPIDISIS;

EID: 58749116110     PISSN: 09670637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dsr.2008.10.003     Document Type: Article

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