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https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-15-1079-2018
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https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-15-1079-2018
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Technical note
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22 Feb 2018
Technical note |
| 22 Feb 2018
| 22 Feb 2018
Technical note: An empirical method for absolute calibration of coccolith thickness
Saúl González-Lemos
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Department of Geology, University of Oviedo, Oviedo, 33005, Spain
José Guitián
Department of Earth Sciences, ETH Zurich, Zurich, 8092, Switzerland
Miguel-Ángel Fuertes
Department of Geology, University of Salamanca, Salamanca, 37008,
Spain
José-Abel Flores
Department of Geology, University of Salamanca, Salamanca, 37008,
Spain
Heather M. Stoll
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Department of Geology, University of Oviedo, Oviedo, 33005, Spain
Department of Earth Sciences, ETH Zurich, Zurich, 8092, Switzerland
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- Coccoliths as Recorders of Paleoceanography and Paleoclimate over the Past 66 Million Years C. Bolton & H. Stoll 10.1146/annurev-earth-040623-103211
- Carbon Isotopic Fractionation of Alkenones and Gephyrocapsa Coccoliths Over the Late Quaternary (Marine Isotope Stages 12–9) Glacial‐Interglacial Cycles at the Western Tropical Atlantic A. González‐Lanchas et al. 10.1029/2020PA004175
- Fossil coccolith morphological attributes as a new proxy for deep ocean carbonate chemistry A. Gerotto et al. 10.5194/bg-20-1725-2023
- Variation in calcification of Reticulofenestra coccoliths over the Oligocene–Early Miocene J. Guitián et al. 10.5194/bg-19-5007-2022
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- Precessional forcing of biogeochemical and nutrient cycling in the tropical western Pacific during the late Pleistocene X. Jin et al. 10.1016/j.epsl.2024.118759
- Evolutionary driven of Gephyrocapsa coccolith isotopic vital effects over the past 400 ka X. Jin et al. 10.1016/j.epsl.2018.09.010
- Coccolith mass and morphology of different Emiliania huxleyi morphotypes: A critical examination using Canary Islands material S. Linge Johnsen et al. 10.1371/journal.pone.0230569
- Cellular morphological trait dataset for extant coccolithophores from the Atlantic Ocean R. Sheward et al. 10.1038/s41597-024-03544-1
- Coccolith size rules – What controls the size of coccoliths during coccolithogenesis? B. Suchéras-Marx et al. 10.1016/j.marmicro.2021.102080
- Segmentation, retardation and mass approximation of birefringent particles on a standard light microscope S. JOHNSEN & J. BOLLMANN 10.1111/jmi.12932
- Coccolithophore carbonate counter pump covaried with ocean carbon cycle changes during the Mid-Miocene L. Sun et al. 10.1016/j.scib.2024.11.052
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- Coccolithophore biodiversity controls carbonate export in the Southern Ocean A. Rigual Hernández et al. 10.5194/bg-17-245-2020
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- Relationship between coccolith length and thickness in the coccolithophore species Emiliania huxleyi and Gephyrocapsa oceanica S. Linge Johnsen et al. 10.1371/journal.pone.0220725
- Short-term response of Emiliania huxleyi growth and morphology to abrupt salinity stress R. Sheward et al. 10.5194/bg-21-3121-2024
- Coccoliths as Recorders of Paleoceanography and Paleoclimate over the Past 66 Million Years C. Bolton & H. Stoll 10.1146/annurev-earth-040623-103211
- Carbon Isotopic Fractionation of Alkenones and Gephyrocapsa Coccoliths Over the Late Quaternary (Marine Isotope Stages 12–9) Glacial‐Interglacial Cycles at the Western Tropical Atlantic A. González‐Lanchas et al. 10.1029/2020PA004175
- Fossil coccolith morphological attributes as a new proxy for deep ocean carbonate chemistry A. Gerotto et al. 10.5194/bg-20-1725-2023
- Variation in calcification of Reticulofenestra coccoliths over the Oligocene–Early Miocene J. Guitián et al. 10.5194/bg-19-5007-2022
- Estimating Coccolithophore PIC:POC Based on Coccosphere and Coccolith Geometry X. Jin & C. Liu 10.1029/2022JG007355
- Quantitative and mechanistic understanding of the open ocean carbonate pump - perspectives for remote sensing and autonomous in situ observation G. Neukermans et al. 10.1016/j.earscirev.2023.104359
- Precessional forcing of biogeochemical and nutrient cycling in the tropical western Pacific during the late Pleistocene X. Jin et al. 10.1016/j.epsl.2024.118759
- Evolutionary driven of Gephyrocapsa coccolith isotopic vital effects over the past 400 ka X. Jin et al. 10.1016/j.epsl.2018.09.010
- Coccolith mass and morphology of different Emiliania huxleyi morphotypes: A critical examination using Canary Islands material S. Linge Johnsen et al. 10.1371/journal.pone.0230569
- Cellular morphological trait dataset for extant coccolithophores from the Atlantic Ocean R. Sheward et al. 10.1038/s41597-024-03544-1
- Coccolith size rules – What controls the size of coccoliths during coccolithogenesis? B. Suchéras-Marx et al. 10.1016/j.marmicro.2021.102080
- Segmentation, retardation and mass approximation of birefringent particles on a standard light microscope S. JOHNSEN & J. BOLLMANN 10.1111/jmi.12932
- Coccolithophore carbonate counter pump covaried with ocean carbon cycle changes during the Mid-Miocene L. Sun et al. 10.1016/j.scib.2024.11.052
- Technical note: A universal method for measuring the thickness of microscopic calcite crystals, based on bidirectional circular polarization L. Beaufort et al. 10.5194/bg-18-775-2021
- Coccolithophore biodiversity controls carbonate export in the Southern Ocean A. Rigual Hernández et al. 10.5194/bg-17-245-2020
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Short summary
Changes in atmospheric carbon dioxide affect ocean chemistry and the ability of marine organisms to manufacture shells from calcium carbonate. We describe a technique to obtain more reproducible measurements of the thickness of calcium carbonate shells made by microscopic marine algae called coccolithophores, which will allow researchers to compare how the shell thickness responds to variations in ocean chemistry in the past and present.
Changes in atmospheric carbon dioxide affect ocean chemistry and the ability of marine organisms...
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