Jekyll and Hyde corals tell different warming story
Tuesday, March 26, 2013 - 07:30
in Earth & Climate
(Phys.org) —Like the rings of a tree trunk, Strontium-to-calcium ratios (Sr/Ca) in coral skeletons have been widely used to determine past ocean temperatures from yearly banded corals. However, scientists have now found that biological (growth) effects can overpower the climate information locked in the coral skeletons.