Coral Schlerochronology and the Relationship Between Coral Growth Records and Climate Change
The presence of annual density banding in certain long-lived reef-building corals provides a record of the coral’s growth rate over time in response to changing environmental conditions. Coral growth is best described by three parameters: linear extension, bulk density, and calcification. Coral grow...
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NSUWorks
2009
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| Online Access: | http://nsuworks.nova.edu/occ_stuetd/60 http://nsuworks.nova.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1355&context=occ_stuetd |