Multi-century time-series of 15 N and 14 C in bamboo corals from deep Tasmanian seamounts: evidence for stable oceanographic conditions

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2009

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Sherwood, Owen A
Thresher, Robert E.
Fallon, Stewart
Davies, Diana M
Trull, Thomas W

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Inter-Research

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Bamboo corals (Family Isididae) are an important component of seamount benthos south of Tasmania. Besides having lifespans of up to 400 yr, little is known about their basic ecology, nor how to decode potential climate signals encoded in their skeletons.

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Keywords: biogeochemistry; carbon isotope; climate change; coral; deep-sea benthos; growth rate; nitrogen isotope; radiocarbon dating; seamount; stable isotope; time series; trophic level; Australia; Tasmania; Anthozoa; Isidella; Isididae; Keratoisis; Lepidisis Deep-sea corals; Radiocarbon biogeochemistry; Stable isotopes; Tasmanian seamounts

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Marine Ecology Progress Series

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2037-12-31