What is it about?

We show that higher shell calcification influences the geochemical composition in planktonic foraminiferal shells. This is likely linked to a change in depth habitat when the shell becomes heavier.

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Why is it important?

This influence adds a level of bias to geochemical analyses, which can disturb palaeoenvironmental reconstructions based on them.

Perspectives

This influence must be included in future palaeoclimate and palaeoenvironment modelling.

Dr Manuel F. G. Weinkauf
Universite de Geneve

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This page is a summary of: Stable Oxygen Isotope Composition Is Biased by Shell Calcification Intensity in Planktonic Foraminifera, Paleoceanography and Paleoclimatology, October 2020, American Geophysical Union (AGU),
DOI: 10.1029/2020pa003941.
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