Inter- and intra-specimen variability masks reliable temperature control on shell Mg/Ca ratios in laboratory- and field-cultured <i>Mytilus edulis</i> and <i>Pecten maximus</i> (bivalvia)
The Mg/Ca ratios of biogenic calcite is commonly seen as a valuable palaeo-proxy for reconstructing past ocean temperatures. The temperature dependence of Mg/Ca ratios in bivalve calcite has been the subject of contradictory observations. The palaeoceanographic use of a geochemical proxy is dependen...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Copernicus Publications
2008-09-01
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| Series: | Biogeosciences |
| Online Access: | http://www.biogeosciences.net/5/1245/2008/bg-5-1245-2008.pdf |