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Because of their population size, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foraminifera foraminifera] produce a significant amount of oceanic carbonate <ref> Gupta, Barun K. Sen Gupta, "Modern Foraminifera". Kluwer Academic Publishers, 2003</ref>, making them a valuable source of paleoceanographic information. | Because of their population size, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foraminifera foraminifera] produce a significant amount of oceanic carbonate <ref> Gupta, Barun K. Sen Gupta, "Modern Foraminifera". Kluwer Academic Publishers, 2003</ref>, making them a valuable source of paleoceanographic information. | ||
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| + | The following parameters are used in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paleoceanography paleoceanographic] applications: | ||
| + | *[[Faunal Assemblage]] | ||
| + | *Geochemical measurements: | ||
| + | **[[Isotope | Isotopes]] | ||
| + | ***[[Stable oxygen isotopes in foraminifera | Stable oxygen isotopes]] | ||
| + | ***[[Stable carbon isotopes in foraminifera | Stable carbon isotopes]] | ||
| + | ***[[Radiocarbon in foraminifera | Radiocarbon]] | ||
| + | **[[Trace elements in foraminifera | Trace Elements]] | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
Revision as of 15:57, 15 January 2016
Because of their population size, foraminifera produce a significant amount of oceanic carbonate [1], making them a valuable source of paleoceanographic information.
The following parameters are used in paleoceanographic applications:
- Faunal Assemblage
- Geochemical measurements:
References
- ↑ Gupta, Barun K. Sen Gupta, "Modern Foraminifera". Kluwer Academic Publishers, 2003
