Environmental controls on the stable isotopic composition of Mercenaria mercenaria: Potential application to paleoenvironmental studies

Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems

Volumn 4, Issue 7, 2003, Pages

  Elliot, Mary ^a   DeMenocal, Peter B ^b   Linsley, Braddock K ^c   Howe, Stephen S ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences   (United States)

^c STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Bivalves; Carbon; Isotope; Mercenaria mercenaria; Oxygen; Seasonal profile

Indexed keywords

EID: 68549117193     PISSN: 15252027     EISSN: 15252027     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2002GC000425     Document Type: Article

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