Stable nitrogen and carbon isotope (delta(15)N and delta(13)C) variability in shallow tropical Pacific soft coral and black coral taxa and implications for paleoceanographic reconstructions

TitleStable nitrogen and carbon isotope (delta(15)N and delta(13)C) variability in shallow tropical Pacific soft coral and black coral taxa and implications for paleoceanographic reconstructions
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication2010
AuthorsWilliams B, Grottoli AG
JournalGeochimica et Cosmochimica Acta
Volume74
Issue18
Pagination5280-5288
ISSN0016-7037
Abstract

Soft corals and black corals are useful proxy tools for paleoceanographic reconstructions. However, most work has focused on deep-water taxa and few studies have used these corals as proxy organisms in shallow water (

DOI10.1016/j.gca.2010.06.026