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Abstract

Spero et al report experimental measurements on living symbiotic and non-symbiotic plankton foraminifera showing that the 13C/12C and 18O/16O ratios of the calcite shells decrease with increasing seawater.

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Title
Effect of seawater carbonate concentration on foraminiferal carbon and oxygen isotopes
Author
Spero, Howard J; Bijma, Jelle; Lea, David W; Bemis, Bryan E
Pages
497-500
Publication year
1997
Publication date
Dec 4, 1997
Publisher
Nature Publishing Group
ISSN
00280836
e-ISSN
14764687
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/37333
ProQuest document ID
204483317
Copyright
Copyright Macmillan Journals Ltd. Dec 4, 1997