Spring molybdenum enrichment in scallop shells: a potential tracer of diatom productivity in temperate coastal environments (Brittany, NW France)
Skeletal molybdenum/calcium ([Mo]/[Ca])<sub>shell</sub> ratios were examined in shells of the Great Scallop <i>Pecten maximus</i> collected in temperate coastal environments of Western Europe (42 to 49° N). These ratios were determined by quantitative LA-ICP-MS analys...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Copernicus Publications
2010-01-01
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Series: | Biogeosciences |
Online Access: | http://www.biogeosciences.net/7/233/2010/bg-7-233-2010.pdf |