The geochemistry of deep-sea coral skeletons: a review of vital effects and applications for palaeoceanography

LF Robinson, JF Adkins, N Frank, AC Gagnon… - Deep Sea Research …, 2014 - Elsevier
Deep-sea corals were discovered over a century ago, but it is only over recent years that
focused efforts have been made to explore the history of the oceans using the geochemistry …

[HTML][HTML] Hydroclimate variability during the last 2700 years based on stalagmite multi-proxy records in the central-western Mediterranean

M Cisneros, I Cacho, A Moreno, H Stoll, J Torner… - Quaternary Science …, 2021 - Elsevier
This study presents the first high-resolution speleothem-based hydrological reconstruction
for much of the last 2.7 kyr in the central-western Mediterranean. The paleohydrological …

Magnesium and strontium systematics in tropical speleothems from the Western Pacific

DJ Sinclair, JL Banner, FW Taylor, J Partin, J Jenson… - Chemical …, 2012 - Elsevier
We present bulk average Sr and Mg data for 13 speleothems from different locations in the
western equatorial Pacific (Guam, Solomon Islands, and Vanuatu). These data plot on a …

Barium in deep-sea bamboo corals: Phase associations, barium stable isotopes, & prospects for paleoceanography

BM Geyman, JL Ptacek, M LaVigne… - Earth and Planetary …, 2019 - Elsevier
Reconstruction of past seawater δ 138/134 Ba NIST (barium-isotopic compositions) can
augment existing proxies of water mass provenance and deep-ocean circulation. Deep-sea …

Altervalent substitution of sodium for calcium in biogenic calcite and aragonite

T Yoshimura, Y Tamenori, A Suzuki… - … et Cosmochimica Acta, 2017 - Elsevier
Sodium concentrations in biogenic CaCO 3 are several thousands of parts per million, and,
on a molar basis, Na is among the most abundant constituent minor element in these …

Reproducibility of trace element time-series (Na/Ca, Mg/Ca, Mn/Ca, Sr/Ca, and Ba/Ca) within and between specimens of the bivalve Arctica islandica–A LA-ICP-MS …

S Marali, BR Schöne, R Mertz-Kraus, SM Griffin… - Palaeogeography …, 2017 - Elsevier
Trace element time-series in bivalve mollusk shells and other (biogenic) materials can
potentially serve as environmental proxies. Yet, the applicability of element-to-calcium ratios …

[HTML][HTML] Geochemical proxies for deep-sea temperature and nutrient content in cold-water bamboo corals

TJ Williams, CD Standish, P Archambault, JA Godbold… - Chemical …, 2024 - Elsevier
The impact of warming, acidification, and deoxygenation on deep-sea environments is a
growing concern. Historical records are sparse, particularly at high latitudes, making climate …

Bamboo coral Ba/Ca: Calibration of a new deep ocean refractory nutrient proxy

M LaVigne, TM Hill, HJ Spero, TP Guilderson - Earth and Planetary Science …, 2011 - Elsevier
It is poorly understood how intermediate water masses are affected by decadal scale climate
via biogeochemical cycling, export production, and changes in circulation/ventilation. To this …

Decadal longevity and slow growth rates in the deep-water sea pen Halipteris finmarchica (Sars, 1851) (Octocorallia: Pennatulacea): implications for vulnerability and …

BM Neves, E Edinger, GD Layne, VE Wareham - Hydrobiologia, 2015 - Springer
Growth rates and longevity are key factors in assessing the vulnerability of many
invertebrates to anthropogenic disturbance. Sea pens are benthic invertebrates frequently …

Environmental records from Great Barrier Reef corals: Inshore versus offshore drivers

BD Walther, MJ Kingsford, MT McCulloch - PloS one, 2013 - journals.plos.org
The biogenic structures of stationary organisms can be effective recorders of environmental
fluctuations. These proxy records of environmental change are preserved as geochemical …