Coralline algae as palaeoclimatic proxies
Calcifying marine organisms can be used as recorders, or proxies, of past environmental conditions if they lock physical or chemical signals within their skeletal material. Coralline algae lay down regular growth bands and the study of their structure and composition has gained increasing attention...
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ftuglasgow:oai:eprints.gla.ac.uk:130546 2023-05-15T17:50:17+02:00 Coralline algae as palaeoclimatic proxies Kamenos, Nicholas A. Burdett, Heidi L. Darrenogue, Nicolas Riosmena-Rodríguez, Rafael Nelson, Wendy Aguirre, Julio 2016 http://eprints.gla.ac.uk/130546/ http://www.springer.com/gp/book/9783319293134 unknown Springer International Publishing Kamenos, N. A. <http://eprints.gla.ac.uk/view/author/9996.html> , Burdett, H. L. <http://eprints.gla.ac.uk/view/author/21357.html> and Darrenogue, N. (2016) Coralline algae as palaeoclimatic proxies. In: Riosmena-Rodríguez, R., Nelson, W. and Aguirre, J. (eds.) Rhodolith/Maërl Beds: A Global Perspective. Series: Coastal research library, 1 (15). Springer International Publishing, pp. 27-53. ISBN 9783319293158 (doi:10.1007/978-3-319-29315-8_2 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-29315-8_2>) Book Sections NonPeerReviewed 2016 ftuglasgow https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-29315-8_2 2020-01-10T01:14:10Z Calcifying marine organisms can be used as recorders, or proxies, of past environmental conditions if they lock physical or chemical signals within their skeletal material. Coralline algae lay down regular growth bands and the study of their structure and composition has gained increasing attention as a technique for reconstructing past environments in tropical, temperate and polar regions. Structurally, growth band width and percentage calcification have been used as records of historic light availability (e.g. due to cloud cover and sea ice extent). The chemical composition of their high Mg calcite skeleton has received significantly more attention, being used to reconstruct temperature, salinity, dissolved inorganic carbon, upwelling patterns and wider climate indices. At the ecosystem level, such reconstructions have been used to shed light on the drivers of past changes in marine productivity. Against a backdrop of projected ocean acidification coralline algae show significant potential for reconstructing historic changes in ocean acidification-driven marine carbonate chemistry. Due to their global distribution, coralline algae are becoming a regularly used tool for understanding environmental and ecosystem change, particularly in areas where other proxies are not available or instrumental records are sparse. Book Part Ocean acidification Sea ice University of Glasgow: Enlighten - Publications 27 53 |
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Calcifying marine organisms can be used as recorders, or proxies, of past environmental conditions if they lock physical or chemical signals within their skeletal material. Coralline algae lay down regular growth bands and the study of their structure and composition has gained increasing attention as a technique for reconstructing past environments in tropical, temperate and polar regions. Structurally, growth band width and percentage calcification have been used as records of historic light availability (e.g. due to cloud cover and sea ice extent). The chemical composition of their high Mg calcite skeleton has received significantly more attention, being used to reconstruct temperature, salinity, dissolved inorganic carbon, upwelling patterns and wider climate indices. At the ecosystem level, such reconstructions have been used to shed light on the drivers of past changes in marine productivity. Against a backdrop of projected ocean acidification coralline algae show significant potential for reconstructing historic changes in ocean acidification-driven marine carbonate chemistry. Due to their global distribution, coralline algae are becoming a regularly used tool for understanding environmental and ecosystem change, particularly in areas where other proxies are not available or instrumental records are sparse. |
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Coralline algae as palaeoclimatic proxies |
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Kamenos, N. A. <http://eprints.gla.ac.uk/view/author/9996.html> , Burdett, H. L. <http://eprints.gla.ac.uk/view/author/21357.html> and Darrenogue, N. (2016) Coralline algae as palaeoclimatic proxies. In: Riosmena-Rodríguez, R., Nelson, W. and Aguirre, J. (eds.) Rhodolith/Maërl Beds: A Global Perspective. Series: Coastal research library, 1 (15). Springer International Publishing, pp. 27-53. ISBN 9783319293158 (doi:10.1007/978-3-319-29315-8_2 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-29315-8_2>) |
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