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Articles | Volume 16, issue 10
Articles | Volume 16, issue 10
https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-16-2115-2019
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https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-16-2115-2019
© Author(s) 2019. This work is distributed under
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Articles | Volume 16, issue 10
Research article
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20 May 2019
Research article |  | 20 May 2019

Coupled calcium and inorganic carbon uptake suggested by magnesium and sulfur incorporation in foraminiferal calcite

Inge van Dijk, Christine Barras, Lennart Jan de Nooijer, Aurélia Mouret, Esmee Geerken, Shai Oron, and Gert-Jan Reichart

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Systematics in the incorporation of different elements in shells of marine organisms can be used to test calcification models and thus processes involved in precipitation of calcium carbonates. On different scales, we observe a covariation of sulfur and magnesium incorporation in shells of foraminifera, which provides insights into the mechanics behind shell formation. The observed patterns imply that all species of foraminifera actively take up calcium and carbon in a coupled process.
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