Effect of environmental conditions and skeletal ultrastructure on the Li isotopic composition of scleractinian corals

Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Volumn 286, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 63-70

  Rollion Bard, Claire ^a   Vigier, Nathalie ^a   Meibom, Anders ^b   Blamart, Dominique ^c   Reynaud, Stéphanie ^d   Rodolfo Metalpa, Riccardo ^d   Martin, Sophie ^e   Gattuso, Jean Pierre ^e  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE LORRAINE   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ PIERRE ET MARIE CURIE   (France)

^c LABORATOIRE DES SCIENCES DU CLIMAT ET DE L ENVIRONNEMENT   (France)

^d CENTRE SCIENTIFIQUE DE MONACO   (Monaco)

^e CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

calcification; coral; ion microprobe; Li isotope composition; weathering proxy

Indexed keywords

CALCIFICATION; CONTROLLED CONDITIONS; CORAL; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; IN-SITU ANALYSIS; ION MICROPROBE; ISOTOPE FRACTIONATION; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; ISOTOPIC SIGNATURES; LI ISOTOPE COMPOSITION; LI ISOTOPES; LITHIUM ISOTOPES; MICROMETER SCALE; PORITES; RAYLEIGH FRACTIONATION; SCLERACTINIAN CORALS; SHALLOW-WATER; SKELETAL COMPONENTS; WEATHERING RATES;

BIOMINERALIZATION; BONE; CARBONATE MINERALS; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; EROSION; INTERNET PROTOCOLS; ION MICROSCOPES; IONS; ISOTOPES; PH EFFECTS; SEAWATER; WEATHERING;

LITHIUM;

BIOMINERALIZATION; CALCIFICATION; CHEMICAL ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; CORAL; HOMOGENEITY; ION MICROPROBE; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; ISOTOPIC FRACTIONATION; LITHIUM; PARTIAL PRESSURE; PH; SKELETON; ULTRASTRUCTURE; WEATHERING RATE;

ANTHOZOA; CLADOCORA CAESPITOSA; DESMOPHYLLUM CRISTAGALLI; LOPHELIA PERTUSA; PORITES LUTEA; SCLERACTINIA;

EID: 69549111034     PISSN: 0012821X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.epsl.2009.06.015     Document Type: Article

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