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Stable isotope composition of benthic foraminifera from the equatorial Pacific

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When ranked according to deviation from isotopic equilibrium, deep-sea benthic foraminifera exhibit no correlation between the rankings for oxygen and for carbon. Both rank sequences are stable from east to west in the equatorial Pacific (fertility-independent) and from Glacial to post-Glacial (time-independent). Records for the past 15,000 yr suggest marked changes in deep-sea circulation during this time interval.

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Vincent, E., Killingley, J. & Berger, W. Stable isotope composition of benthic foraminifera from the equatorial Pacific. Nature 289, 639–643 (1981). https://doi.org/10.1038/289639a0

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