High resolution trace metal analysis of benthic foraminifera reveal nutrient excursions in Antarctic Intermediate Water
The use of δ13C within foraminifera as a nutrient proxy is complicated by air-sea exchange processes that cause isotopic deviations due to equilibrium fractionation between the ocean and atmosphere. These effects can be resolved by the utilisation of proxies such as cadmium, which co-varies with pho...
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| Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
| Language: | English |
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2006
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| Online Access: | http://eprints.esc.cam.ac.uk/2144/ http://eprints.esc.cam.ac.uk/2144/1/Cook_Geochim_Acta_2006.pdf http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S001670370600411X |
| Summary: | The use of δ13C within foraminifera as a nutrient proxy is complicated by air-sea exchange processes that cause isotopic deviations due to equilibrium fractionation between the ocean and atmosphere. These effects can be resolved by the utilisation of proxies such as cadmium, which co-varies with phosphate in the modern ocean. |
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