Boron isotopic compositions in growing corals from the South China Sea

Journal of Asian Earth Sciences

Volumn 62, Issue , 2013, Pages 561-567

  Xiao, Jun ^a   Xiao, Yingkai ^b   Jin, Zhangdong ^a   Liu, Congqiang ^c   He, Maoyong ^a  

^a Chinese Academy of Sciences   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

^c INSTITUTE OF GEOCHEMISTRY   (China)

Author keywords

11B pH proxy; Boron isotope; Coral; South China Sea; Trace element

Indexed keywords

BORON ISOTOPE; CORAL; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; ISOTOPIC FRACTIONATION; TRACE ELEMENT;

PACIFIC OCEAN; SOUTH CHINA SEA;

ANTHOZOA; FORAMINIFERA;

EID: 84872779453     PISSN: 13679120     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jseaes.2012.11.005     Document Type: Article

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