Nitrogen isotopic composition of organic matter from a 168 year-old coral skeleton: Implications for coastal nutrient cycling in the Great Barrier Reef Lagoon
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- 作者：Dirk V. Erlera ; dirk.erler@scu.edu.au" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author ; Xingchen T. Wangb ; Daniel M. Sigmanb ; Sander R. Scheffersa ; Alfredo Martí ; nez-Garcí ; ac ; Gerald H. Haugc
- 关键词：stable isotope analysis ; nitrogen cycle ; coral skeleton ; Great Barrier Reef
- 刊名：Earth and Planetary Science Letters
- 出版年：2016
- 出版时间：15 January 2016
- 年：2016
- 卷：434
- 期：Complete
- 页码：161-170
- 全文大小：1377 K
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A 168-yr record of δ15N from coral-derived skeletal organic material.
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Longest most highly resolved hard coral skeleton δ15N record to date.
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A studied inshore reef may be more resilient to N discharge than previously thought.
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The δ15N of non-coral derived skeletal N is observed to change dramatically.
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Scope to apply the new techniques to other coral reef environments.