El Niño impact on mollusk biomineralization-implications for trace element proxy reconstructions and the paleo-archeological record.

Marine macroinvertebrates are ideal sentinel organisms to monitor rapid environmental changes associated with climatic phenomena. These organisms build up protective exoskeletons incrementally by biologically-controlled mineralization, which is deeply rooted in long-term evolutionary processes. Rece...

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Main Authors: Alberto Pérez-Huerta, Miguel F Etayo-Cadavid, C Fred T Andrus, Teresa E Jeffries, Clifton Watkins, Shane C Street, Daniel H Sandweiss
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3566134?pdf=render