Conference
Skeletal Mg/Ca in Primnoa resedaeformis: relationship to temperature?
Abstract
It has been suggested that the deep-sea gorgonian coral Primnoa resedaeformis may be an important paleoceanographic archive. Seventeen colonies collected from the upper slope of the NW Atlantic margin (229 – 447 m) were analyzed to see if skeletal Mg/Ca is related to temperature. Analyses were focused on the calcite cortex region of skeletal sections to avoid interference from organic Mg in the horny layers found closer to the center of …
Authors
Sherwood OA; Heikoop JM; Sinclair DJ; Scott DB; Risk MJ; Shearer C; Azetsu-Scott K
Pagination
pp. 1061-1079
Publisher
Springer Nature
Publication Date
2005
DOI
10.1007/3-540-27673-4_53
Conference proceedings
Erlangen Earth Conference Series