The potential of Arctica islandica growth records to reconstruct coastal climate in north west Scotland, UK

• Published in: Quaternary Science Reviews
• Main Authors: Stott, Keziah, Austin, William E N, Sayer, Martin, Weidman, C R, Cage, Alix, Wilson, R
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2010
• Subjects: LIVED BIVALVE MOLLUSK; RADIOCARBON RESERVOIR AGES; Geosciences; Multidisciplinary; Geography; Physical; CHRONOLOGY; C-14; GEODUCK CLAMS; SCLEROCHRONOLOGY; HISTORY; SEA-LOCHS; PANOPEA-ABRUPTA; TEMPERATURES; Lorn; Arctica islandica
• Online Access: https://pure.uhi.ac.uk/en/publications/cc71e4f2-c207-4c8a-bfd2-a4443478b0ca; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.quascirev.2009.06.016

This paper describes potential methods for reconstructing past marine environmental and climatic variability in Scottish coastal waters through the investigation of annual growth increments measured from shells of the long-lived marine bivalve Arctica islandica (L). This is accomplished by using a c...