Articles | Volume 23, issue 3
https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-23-1065-2026
https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-23-1065-2026
Research article
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05 Feb 2026
Research article |  | 05 Feb 2026

Monthly element ∕ Ca trends and inter chamber variability in two planktic Foraminifera species: Globigerinoides ruber albus and Turborotalita clarkei from a hypersaline oligotrophic sea

Noy Levy, Adi Torfstein, Ralf Schiebel, Natalie Chernihovsky, Klaus Peter Jochum, Ulrike Weis, Brigitte Stoll, and Gerald H. Haug

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We investigated the shell chemistry of planktic organisms called foraminifera to understand how conditions in the Gulf of Aqaba (north of Red Sea), a relative warm and saline sea, are recorded. We analyzed shell parts, called chambers, and we found that shell chemistry varies significantly between both chambers and foraminifera species. These findings help better understand how deposited shells can be used to reconstruct past ocean temperatures and other conditions.
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