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Science 23 June 2006:
Vol. 312. no. 5781, pp. 1758 - 1759
DOI: 10.1126/science.1129723
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OCEANOGRAPHY:
A Direct Proxy for Oceanic Phosphorus?

Edward A. Boyle

New results suggest that deep-sea corals record the concentration of phosphorus in the deep sea. If proven reliable, this method may provide insights into past ocean circulation patterns.

The author is in the Department of Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA. E-mail: eaboyle{at}mit.edu

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