Controls on boron incorporation in cultured tests of the planktic foraminifer Orbulina universa

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Allen, Katherine A
Hönisch, Bärbel
Eggins, Stephen
Yu, Jimin
Spero, Howard
Elderfield, H

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Culture experiments with living planktic foraminifers reveal that the ratio of boron to calcium (B/Ca) in Orbulina universa increases from 56 to 92μmolmol-1 when pH is raised from 7.61+/-0.02 to 8.67+/-0.03 (total scale). Across this pH range, the abunda

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Earth and Planetary Science Letters

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2037-12-31