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