Nutrient regime shift in the western North Atlantic indicated by compound-specific δ15N of deep-sea gorgonian corals

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America

Volumn 108, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 1011-1015

  Sherwood, Owen A ^a   Lehmann, Moritz F ^b   Schubert, Carsten J ^c   Scott, David B ^d   McCarthy, Matthew D ^e  

^a MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

^c SWISS FEDERAL INSTITUTE OF AQUATIC SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Switzerland)

^d DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Compound specific isotope analysis; Deep sea corals; Nitrogen cycle; North Atlantic Oscillation; Stable N isotopes

Indexed keywords

ALANINE; ASPARTIC ACID; GLYCINE; ISOLEUCINE; LEUCINE; LYSINE; NITROGEN; PROLINE; SERINE; TYROSINE; VALINE;

ARTICLE; CANADA; CLIMATE CHANGE; CORAL; DEEP SEA; GLOBAL CLIMATE; NORTH ATLANTIC OSCILLATION; NUTRIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; WATER SUPPLY;

AMINO ACIDS; ANIMALS; ANTHOZOA; ATLANTIC OCEAN; CLIMATE CHANGE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; MASS SPECTROMETRY; NITROGEN ISOTOPES; NOVA SCOTIA; PALEONTOLOGY; TEMPERATURE;

ANTHOZOA; GORGONIA;

EID: 79551617170     PISSN: 00278424     EISSN: 10916490     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1004904108     Document Type: Article

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