The geochemistry of deep-sea coral skeletons: Are view of vital effects and applications for palaeoceanography

• Published in: Deep Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography
• Main Authors: Robinson, Laura F., Adkins, Jess F., Frank, Norbert, Gagnon, Alexander C., Prouty, Nancy G., Roark, E. Brendan, van de Flierdt, Tina
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: Elsevier 2014
• Subjects: Pacific; Pacific Point; Southern Ocean
• Online Access: https://authors.library.caltech.edu/44718/; https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechAUTHORS:20140407-151402708

Deep-sea corals were discovered over a century ago, but it is only over recent years that focused efforts have been made to explore the history of the oceans using the geochemistry of their skeletal remains. They offer a promising archive of past oceanic environments given their global distribution,...