The lithium (Li) isotopic composition of carbonates is considered to be a reliable archive past seawater Li compositions, which are useful as tracer silicate weathering. However, δ7Li values have been shown dependent on either pH or DIC in two studies using similar species large, benthic foraminifera from the genus Amphistegina. To resolve this issue, we conducted culture experiments Amphistegi...

Three new sediment cores from the Chukchi Sea preserve a record of local paleoenvironment, sedimentation, and flooding of the Chukchi Shelf ( 50 m) by glacial-eustatic sea-level rise. Radiocarbon dates on foraminifera provide the first marine evidence that the sea invaded Hope Valley (southern Chukchi Sea, 53 m) as early as 12 ka. The lack of significant sediment accumulation since ca. 7 ka in ...

Recent analyses of the small subunit ribosomal DNA (srDNA) from dinoflagellate symbionts of cnidaria have confirmed historical descriptions of a diverse but well-defined clade, Symbiodinium, as well as several other independent symbiont lineages (Rowan 1991; Rowan and Powers 1992; Sadler et al. 1992; McNally et al 1994). Dinoflagellates also occur as intracellular symbionts in a number of pelag...