Annual shell growth pattern of the Stimpson's hard clam Mercenaria stimpsoni as revealed by sclerochronological and oxygen stable isotope measurements

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• 作者：Kaoru Kubota^a ; ¹ ; ^{kaoryu0129@gmail.com} ; Kotaro Shirai^a ; Naoko Murakami-Sugihara^a ; Koji Seike^b ; Masako Hori^c ; Kazushige Tanabe^d
• 关键词：Mercenaria stimpsoni ; Stable oxygen isotope ratios ; Northwest Pacific ; Bivalve ; Shell growth pattern ; Microincrement
• 刊名：Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology
• 出版年：2017
• 出版时间：1 January 2017
• 年：2017
• 卷：465
• 期：part_PB
• 页码：307-315
• 全文大小：1368 K
• 卷排序：465

文摘

Young M. stimpsoni grow shell predominantly between spring and fall. Annual growth lines of M. stimpsoni form in the cold season below 10 °C. Old specimens (> 10 yr) grew shell almost exclusively during summer. Oxygen isotopes from the shell of M. stimpsoni record past summer temperatures.