Preservation effects on the isotopic and elemental composition of skeletal structures in the deep-sea bamboo coral Lepidisis spp. (Isididae)

Strzepek (previously James), KellyThresher, Robert E.Revill, A.T.Smith, C.I.Komugabe, AimeeFallon, Stewart2015-12-080967-0645http://hdl.handle.net/1885/34821Trace elements and stable isotopes (δ13C and δ15N) in deep-sea coral have been used as proxies to reconstruct past climate, and to investigate food web structure. However, there is a paucity of information regarding the effect of preservation on the chePreservation effects on the isotopic and elemental composition of skeletal structures in the deep-sea bamboo coral Lepidisis spp. (Isididae)201410.1016/j.dsr2.2013.07.0102015-12-08