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Toyofuku, T. and Kitazato, H. (2005). Micromapping of Mg/Ca values in cultured specimens of the high-magnesium benthic foraminifera. Geochemistry Geophysics Geosystems 6. doi: 10.1029/2005GC000961. issn: 1525-2027. |
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This study measured Mg/Ca values in cross sections of the benthic foraminifer Planoglabratella opercularis (d'Orbigny) using an electron probe microanalyzer (EPMA) (spot size, 2 ¿m; >1000 analyses). We cultured clonal juveniles of this species under controlled temperatures. This species precipitates high-magnesium calcite as its test material. Mean Mg/Ca values increased linearly with the culture temperature; therefore Mg/Ca values in walls of subsequently formed chambers reflected changes in temperature during the experiment. Foraminiferal specimens yielded variable Mg/Ca values within their test walls, which resulted from the pattern of chamber formation and from minor variations of Mg/Ca within one chamber wall. |
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Keywords
Oceanography, Biological and Chemical, Trace elements, Oceanography, Biological and Chemical, Geochemistry, Paleoceanography, Sea surface temperature, benthic foraminifera, culture experiment, Mg/Ca micro analysis, geochemistry, trace elements, sea surface temperature |
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Geochemistry Geophysics Geosystems |
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American Geophysical Union 2000 Florida Avenue N.W. Washington, D.C. 20009-1277 USA 1-202-462-6900 1-202-328-0566 service@agu.org |
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