Empirical assessment of coral Sr/Ca and Mg/Ca ratios as climate proxies using colonies grown at different temperatures

Mayuri Inoue; Atsushi Suzuki; Masato Nohara; Kohei Hibino; Hodaka Kawahata

doi:10.1029/2007GL029628

Empirical assessment of coral Sr/Ca and Mg/Ca ratios as climate proxies using colonies grown at different temperatures

Mayuri Inoue, Atsushi Suzuki, Masato Nohara, Kohei Hibino, Hodaka Kawahata

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Abstract

Coral strontium/calcium (Sr/Ca) and magnesium/calcium (Mg/Ca) ratios might be useful for reconstructing past sea surface temperature (SST) in tropical oceans where instrumental data are limited. However, the link between coral skeletal trace elements and SST is disputed, and biological factors such as skeletal growth rate may also affect trace elements in a coral. We studied the relationships between growth rate and SST and Sr/Ca and Mg/Ca ratios using corals (Porites spp.) cultured in thermostated tanks. Sr/Ca was controlled primarily by SST, while Mg/ Ca mainly reflected the growth rate with negligible contribution from species on both the variations. These relationships are consistent with modeled results of cation partitioning during aragonite crystal formation.

Original language	English
Article number	L12611
Journal	Geophysical Research Letters
Volume	34
Issue number	12
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1029/2007GL029628
Publication status	Published - Jun 28 2007
Externally published	Yes

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