Using ocean quahog (Arctica islandica) shells to reconstruct palaeoenvironment in A-resund, Kattegat and Skagerrak, Sweden
Shells of Arctica islandica collected between 1884 and 2004 from A-resund, Kattegat and Skagerrak (Swedish West Coast) were used to monitor local climate variations and the influence of human activities on the local environment. For this purpose, we analysed the growth, structure and chemical compos...
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ftulundlup:oai:lup.lub.lu.se:298d76c1-01af-4d7d-8070-ea4a046dc416 2023-05-15T15:22:27+02:00 Using ocean quahog (Arctica islandica) shells to reconstruct palaeoenvironment in A-resund, Kattegat and Skagerrak, Sweden Dunca, Elena Mutvei, Harry Goransson, Peter Morth, Carl-Magnus Schoene, Bernd R. Whitehouse, Martin J. Elfman, Mikael Baden, Susanne P. 2009 https://lup.lub.lu.se/record/1312584 https://doi.org/10.1007/s00531-008-0348-6 eng eng Springer https://lup.lub.lu.se/record/1312584 http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00531-008-0348-6 wos:000262579500002 scopus:59249098143 International Journal of Earth Sciences; 98(1), pp 3-17 (2009) ISSN: 1437-3254 Subatomic Physics Trace elements Oxygen isotopes Shell growth Arctica islandica Shell chemistry Shell structure contributiontojournal/comment info:eu-repo/semantics/other text 2009 ftulundlup https://doi.org/10.1007/s00531-008-0348-6 2023-02-01T23:28:46Z Shells of Arctica islandica collected between 1884 and 2004 from A-resund, Kattegat and Skagerrak (Swedish West Coast) were used to monitor local climate variations and the influence of human activities on the local environment. For this purpose, we analysed the growth, structure and chemical composition of these shells and compared them with shells collected from Kiel Bay, Norway and Iceland. The growth rate of the studied shells registers an NAO periodicity of ca 8 years. However, the observed signal is weak because of other environmental interferences that are either of natural or anthropogenic origin. For example, the oxygen isotope ratios show temperature fluctuation, but also the influx of low salinity water. Higher contents of S, N, Cu, Zn, As, Cd and P in shell portions formed during the last century are related to human activities such as mining and industrial development. Our study indicates that in order to use Arctica shells as archives of climate change it is necessary to study the full range of environmental data that is recorded in the shells by using a multi element and isotope approach in combination with different analytical techniques including investigation of growth rates and shell structure. Text Arctica islandica Iceland Ocean quahog Lund University Publications (LUP) Norway Kattegat ENVELOPE(9.692,9.692,63.563,63.563) International Journal of Earth Sciences 98 1 3 17 |
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Shells of Arctica islandica collected between 1884 and 2004 from A-resund, Kattegat and Skagerrak (Swedish West Coast) were used to monitor local climate variations and the influence of human activities on the local environment. For this purpose, we analysed the growth, structure and chemical composition of these shells and compared them with shells collected from Kiel Bay, Norway and Iceland. The growth rate of the studied shells registers an NAO periodicity of ca 8 years. However, the observed signal is weak because of other environmental interferences that are either of natural or anthropogenic origin. For example, the oxygen isotope ratios show temperature fluctuation, but also the influx of low salinity water. Higher contents of S, N, Cu, Zn, As, Cd and P in shell portions formed during the last century are related to human activities such as mining and industrial development. Our study indicates that in order to use Arctica shells as archives of climate change it is necessary to study the full range of environmental data that is recorded in the shells by using a multi element and isotope approach in combination with different analytical techniques including investigation of growth rates and shell structure. |
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Dunca, Elena Mutvei, Harry Goransson, Peter Morth, Carl-Magnus Schoene, Bernd R. Whitehouse, Martin J. Elfman, Mikael Baden, Susanne P. |
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Dunca, Elena Mutvei, Harry Goransson, Peter Morth, Carl-Magnus Schoene, Bernd R. Whitehouse, Martin J. Elfman, Mikael Baden, Susanne P. |
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Using ocean quahog (Arctica islandica) shells to reconstruct palaeoenvironment in A-resund, Kattegat and Skagerrak, Sweden |
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Using ocean quahog (Arctica islandica) shells to reconstruct palaeoenvironment in A-resund, Kattegat and Skagerrak, Sweden |
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Using ocean quahog (Arctica islandica) shells to reconstruct palaeoenvironment in A-resund, Kattegat and Skagerrak, Sweden |
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Using ocean quahog (Arctica islandica) shells to reconstruct palaeoenvironment in A-resund, Kattegat and Skagerrak, Sweden |
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Using ocean quahog (Arctica islandica) shells to reconstruct palaeoenvironment in A-resund, Kattegat and Skagerrak, Sweden |
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using ocean quahog (arctica islandica) shells to reconstruct palaeoenvironment in a-resund, kattegat and skagerrak, sweden |
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