A δ11B-pH calibration for the high-latitude foraminifera species Neogloboquadrina pachyderma and Neogloboquadrina incompta

de la Vega, Elwyn; Raitzsch, Markus; Foster, Gavin L.; Bijma, Jelle; Ninnemann, Ulysses S.; Kucera, Michal; Babila, Tali Lea; Crumpton Banks, Jessica; Ezat, Mohamed M.; Morley, Audrey

doi:10.5194/bg-22-6765-2025

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13 Nov 2025

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A δ¹¹B-pH calibration for the high-latitude foraminifera species Neogloboquadrina pachyderma and Neogloboquadrina incompta

Elwyn de la Vega, Markus Raitzsch, Gavin L. Foster, Jelle Bijma, Ulysses S. Ninnemann, Michal Kucera, Tali Lea Babila, Jessica Crumpton Banks, Mohamed M. Ezat, and Audrey Morley

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The boron isotopic composition (δ¹¹B) of foraminifera shells is an established proxy for the reconstruction of ocean pH. Applications to the Arctic oceans are however limited as robust calibrations in these regions are lacking. Here, we present a new calibration linking δ¹¹B measured in two high-latitude foraminifera species to seawater pH. We show that the δ¹¹B of the species analysed is well correlated with seawater pH and that this calibration can be applied to the paleorecord.