Geochemistry and skeletal structure of Diploria strigosa, implications for coral-based climate reconstruction

Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology

Volumn 298, Issue 3-4, 2010, Pages 378-387

  Giry, Cyril ^a   Felis, Thomas ^a   Kölling, Martin ^a   Scheffers, Sander ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BREMEN   (Germany)

^b SOUTHERN CROSS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Coral records; Diploria strigosa; Microsampling; Southern Caribbean Sea; Sr Ca; Stable isotopes

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; BIOSTRATIGRAPHY; CORAL RECORD; CORAL REEF; FOSSIL RECORD; MICROFOSSIL; SKELETAL REMAINS; STABLE ISOTOPE;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; CARIBBEAN SEA; PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN (TROPICAL);

ANTHOZOA; COLUMELLA; DIPLORIA STRIGOSA;

EID: 78649761229     PISSN: 00310182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.palaeo.2010.10.022     Document Type: Article

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