Ocean acidification in the Western Pacific: Boron isotopic composition recorded in a tropical massive coral core from Lanyu Islet SE Taiwan

• Published in: Frontiers in Marine Science
• Main Authors: Chen-Feng You, P-Y. Lin, Kuo-Fang Huang, Chuan-Hsiung Chung, Zhifei Liu
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022
• Subjects: boron isotope; coral; pCO2; Lanyu; ocean acidification; Science; Q; General. Including nature conservation; geographical distribution; QH1-199.5; Pacific; Flinders; Arlington; Ocean acidification
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2022.877810; https://doaj.org/article/81e10094de2f4e1db474c448a941430d

Boron (B) and B isotopic compositions (δ11B) in biogenic carbonates are useful proxies for pH reconstruction in the ocean. However, high-resolution archives are scarce due to associated sampling and analytical difficulty. In this study, a modern long-lived massive coral skeleton (Porites lobata) fro...