Resolution and Fidelity of Oxygen Isotopes as Paleotemperature Proxies in Bivalve Mollusk Shells: Models and Observations

摘要

Bivalve mollusks are biological chart recorders: their shells contain a record of environmental conditions in the form of geochemical variation. However, these records are often incomplete. Growth cessations and/or changing growth rates can reduce the range and resolution of the recorded environmental conditions.