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Science 15 August 1980:
Vol. 209. no. 4458, pp. 803 - 805
DOI: 10.1126/science.209.4458.803
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Stable Isotopes in Benthic Foraminifera: Seasonal Variation in Large Tropical Species

G. WEFER 1 and W. H. BERGER 2

1 Universitat Kiel, D-2300 Kiel, West Germany
2 Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla 92093

The shells of large benthic foraminifera contain a record of seasonal temperature ranges and life history stages. Marginopora vertebralis and Cyclorbiculina compressa show distinct differences in life history, growth rate history, and life-span, as reflected in stable isotope patterns within their shells.

Submitted on January 8, 1980
Revised on April 22, 1980


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