Bivalve molluscs are abundant in marine and freshwater ecosystems and perform important
ecological functions. Bivalves have epifaunal or infaunal lifestyles but are largely filter …

High-resolution environmental proxy data from the extratropical North Atlantic prior to the
instrumental era are of critical importance to decipher processes and mechanisms of global …

Oxygen isotope geochemistry of Molluscan shell is an essential part of environmental
archaeology and over the last decade has contributed significantly to the understanding of …

The Little Ice Age (LIA) was one of the coldest periods of the postglacial period in the
Northern Hemisphere. Although there is increasing evidence that this time interval was …

Over the past decade, sclerochronological research has continued to develop rapidly and is
diversifying with respect to methods, taxa, geographic coverage as well as temporal depth …

The lack of high resolution, geographically diverse proxy records from the marine realm
limits our understanding of climate dynamics in the North Atlantic Ocean and Arctic during …

Mollusks are among the most diverse and abundant animal groups, inhabiting many aquatic
and terrestrial environments. They are important ecosystem engineers, helping to structure …

Biomineralised hard parts form the most important physical fossil record of past
environmental conditions. However, living organisms are not in thermodynamic equilibrium …

High-resolution δ18O and Sr/Ca ratio profiles of a modern (live-caught) and a fossil (dead-
collected) giant bivalve shell (Tridacna gigas) from northern South China Sea were …

Quantitative reconstruction of water temperature from shells of bivalve mollusks is still a very
challenging task. For example, in highly variable environments such as intertidal zones …