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| Chauvaud, Laurent; Lorrain, Anne; Dunbar, Robert; Paulet, Yves; Thouzeau, Gérard; Jean, Frédéric; Guarini, Jean-marc; Mucciarone, David. |
| We investigate the environmental and biological controls on oxygen isotope ratios in the shells of modern Pecten maximus bivalves collected alive in the Bay of Brest (France). Seasonal delta(18)O profiles, obtained by drilling the daily calcite ridges deposited at the surface of the left valve, were compared with in situ measurements of temperature and salinity. We show that P. maximus delta(18)O values accurately track seasonal variations in bottom water temperature. Shell growth rate has no significant effect on shell delta(18)O values. Our study demonstrates that daily variations in water temperature can be reconstructed within about 0.5 degrees C. Temperatures estimated with the paleotemperature equation established in this study were compared with... |
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Palavras-chave: Pecten Maximus; Brittany; Paleoenvironment; Estimation; Daily varition; Water temperature; Isotope; Calcite; Shell; Ëecten maximus; Paleotempérature; Variation saisonnière; Température eau; Strie croissance; Isotope; Coquille. |
| Ano: 2005 |
URL: http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/2005/publication-643.pdf |
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