Temperature Dependence of Carbon Isotope Composition in Marine Plankton and Sediments

Samples of marine plankton collected in high-latitude areas of the South Atlantic where surface water temperatures are near 0°C show a carbon-12 enrichment of 6 per mill relative to samples collected where temperatures are about 25°C. The organic carbon in sediments in the Drake Passage and Argentin...

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Published in:Science
Main Authors: Sackett, William M., Eckelmann, Walter R., Bender, Michael L., Bé, Allan W. H.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) 1965
Subjects:
Argentine
Drake Passage
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.148.3667.235
https://www.science.org/doi/pdf/10.1126/science.148.3667.235
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Summary:Samples of marine plankton collected in high-latitude areas of the South Atlantic where surface water temperatures are near 0°C show a carbon-12 enrichment of 6 per mill relative to samples collected where temperatures are about 25°C. The organic carbon in sediments in the Drake Passage and Argentine Basin also shows a carbon-12 enrichment relative to warmer areas.

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