We measure trace and minor element element concentrations in biogenic carbonates, including foraminifera, corals, and ostracods, to reconstruct past climates. These and other sample types are welcomed ...

Trace metals are nutrient elements, like zinc, that animals and plants need in small amounts to function properly. Animals generally get trace metals in their diets or through environmental ...

A recent theory proposes that whales weren't just predators in the ocean environment: Nutrients that whales excreted may have provided a key fertilizer to these marine ecosystems. Oceanographers now ...

Mangrove forests along the Amazon coast release significant amounts of trace elements such as neodymium and hafnium. These ...

The main work of this lab is focused on measuring trace and minor element concentrations in biogenic calcium carbonates, particularly the shells of foraminifera, to reconstruct past climates. Other ...

Additionally, the mineral contains trace elements that, when studied together ... This knowledge will help scientists use pyrite trace metal concentrations to analyze and quantify early ocean ...