Coral carbon isotope sensitivity to growth rate and water depth with paleo-sea level implications

Coral carbon isotope sensitivity to growth rate and water depth with paleo-sea level implications

Rising anthropogenic CO2 levels in the atmosphere are resulting in ocean acidification which may impact coral growth rates. Here, the authors quantify the relationship between water depth and δ13C compositions of South Pacific corals from the pre-industrial era, and their results should lead to impr...

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Main Authors: Braddock K. Linsley, Robert B. Dunbar, Emilie P. Dassié, Neil Tangri, Henry C. Wu, Logan D. Brenner, Gerard M. Wellington
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2019-05-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-10054-x
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Summary:Rising anthropogenic CO2 levels in the atmosphere are resulting in ocean acidification which may impact coral growth rates. Here, the authors quantify the relationship between water depth and δ13C compositions of South Pacific corals from the pre-industrial era, and their results should lead to improvements in the precision of sea level reconstructions using fossil corals.
ISSN:2041-1723

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