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https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-20-4043-2023
https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-20-4043-2023
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04 Oct 2023
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Element ∕ Ca ratios in Nodosariida (Foraminifera) and their potential application for paleoenvironmental reconstructions

Laura Pacho, Lennart de Nooijer, and Gert-Jan Reichart

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Nodosarids_dataset2023 Laura Pacho https://doi.org/10.25850/nioz/7b.b.lf

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This study presents element/Ca data collected on Nodosariata, a particular group of foraminifera. The results of this work can potentially expand the applicability of foraminiferal proxies to the Permian, with important implication for the pale oceanographic and modeling communities.
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We analyzed Mg / Ca and other El / Ca (Na / Ca, B / Ca, Sr / Ca and Ba / Ca) in Nodosariata. Their calcite chemistry is markedly different to that of the other calcifying orders of foraminifera. We show a relation between the species average Mg / Ca and its sensitivity to changes in temperature. Differences were reflected in both the Mg incorporation and the sensitivities of Mg / Ca to temperature.
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