Planktonic foraminiferal spine versus shell carbonate Na incorporation in relation to salinity

Mezger, Eveline M.; de Nooijer, Lennart J.; Bertlich, Jacqueline; Bijma, Jelle; Nürnberg, Dirk; Reichart, Gert-Jan

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-16-1147-2019

Articles | Volume 16, issue 6

https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-16-1147-2019

© Author(s) 2019. This work is distributed under
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https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-16-1147-2019

© Author(s) 2019. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Articles | Volume 16, issue 6

Research article

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20 Mar 2019

Research article |

| 20 Mar 2019

Planktonic foraminiferal spine versus shell carbonate Na incorporation in relation to salinity

Eveline M. Mezger, Lennart J. de Nooijer, Jacqueline Bertlich, Jelle Bijma, Dirk Nürnberg, and Gert-Jan Reichart

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AC: Author comment | RC: Referee comment | SC: Short comment | EC: Editor comment

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RC1: 'Review of "Planktonic foraminiferal spine versus shell carbonate Na incorporation in relation to salinity"', Takashi Toyofuku, 13 Dec 2018
- RC2: 'revision of my comments', Takashi Toyofuku, 13 Dec 2018
  - AC1: 'Reply to the review of dr. Takashi Toyofuku', Eveline M. Mezger, 16 Jan 2019
    - RC3: 'RE: Reply to the review of dr. Takashi Toyofuku', Takashi Toyofuku, 17 Jan 2019
      - AC4: 'Response to RC3 of dr. Takashi Toyofuku', Eveline M. Mezger, 15 Feb 2019
SC1: 'Comments on Planktonic foraminiferal spine versus shell carbonate Na incorporation in relation to salinity', Ralf Schiebel, 02 Jan 2019
- AC2: 'Reply to review of Prof. dr. Ralf Schiebel', Eveline M. Mezger, 16 Jan 2019
RC4: 'Review on Planktonic foraminiferal spine versus shell carbonate Na incorporation in relation to salinity', Ralf Schiebel, 21 Jan 2019
- AC3: 'Response to Prof. Ralf Schiebel (2)', Eveline M. Mezger, 23 Jan 2019

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AR: Author's response | RR: Referee report | ED: Editor decision

ED: Publish subject to minor revisions (review by editor) (20 Feb 2019) by Hiroshi Kitazato

AR by Eveline M. Mezger on behalf of the Authors (20 Feb 2019) Author's response Manuscript

ED: Publish as is (04 Mar 2019) by Hiroshi Kitazato

AR by Eveline M. Mezger on behalf of the Authors (06 Mar 2019)

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Seawater salinity is an important factor when trying to reconstruct past ocean conditions. Foraminifera, small organisms living in the sea, produce shells that incorporate more Na at higher salinities. The accuracy of reconstructions depends on the fundamental understanding involved in the incorporation and preservation of the original Na of the shell. In this study, we unravel the Na composition of different components of the shell and describe the relative contribution of these components.