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

Date

Authors

Sherwood, Owen A

Thresher, Robert E.

Fallon, Stewart

Davies, Diana M

Trull, Thomas W

Publisher

Inter-Research

Abstract

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.

Keywords

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

URI

http://hdl.handle.net/1885/53305

Collections

ANU Research Publications

Source

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Type

Journal article

DOI

10.3354/meps08166

Restricted until

2037-12-31

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