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&deg; N). These ratios were determined by quantitative LA-ICP-MS analys...

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Main Authors: A. Barats, D. Amouroux, C. Pécheyran, L. Chauvaud, J. Thébault, O. F. X. Donard
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2010-01-01
Series:Biogeosciences
Online Access:http://www.biogeosciences.net/7/233/2010/bg-7-233-2010.pdf