Stable nitrogen and carbon isotope (δ15N and δ13C) variability in shallow tropical Pacific soft coral and black coral taxa and implications for paleoceanographic reconstructions

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Volumn 74, Issue 18, 2010, Pages 5280-5288

  Williams, Branwen ^a   Grottoli, Andréa G ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON ISOTOPE; COLONY; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; NITROGEN ISOTOPE; ORGANIC MATTER; PALEOCEANOGRAPHY; RECONSTRUCTION; SHALLOW WATER; SOFT CORAL; STABLE ISOTOPE; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER;

CAROLINE ISLANDS; PALAU;

ALCYONACEA; ANTHOZOA; ANTIPATHARIA; VILLOGORGIA;

EID: 77955510879     PISSN: 00167037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gca.2010.06.026     Document Type: Article

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