An uneven distribution of strontium in the coccolithophore Scyphosphaera apsteinii revealed by nanoscale X-ray fluorescence tomography

This article is licensed under aCreative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.Jessica M. Walker, Hallam J. M. Greene, Yousef Moazzam, Paul D. Quinn, Julia E. Parker, Gerald Langer Coccolithophores are biogeochemically and ecologically important phytoplankton that produce calcium carbonate scales, or coccoliths. Here, we show that one species of coccolithophore grows coccoliths with uneven distribution of Sr, in contrast to current fractionation model theory. To cite this article before page numbers are assigned, use the DOI form of citation above. The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry
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