U-series dating of dead Porites corals in the South China sea: Evidence for episodic coral mortality over the past two centuries

High-precision (up to ±1–2 years) U-series dating of dead in situ massive Porites corals on the reef flats of Yongshu and Meiji Reefs, Nansha area, southern South China Sea reveals that mortality of these massive corals occurred many times over the past two centuries, many of which appear to correla...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Quaternary geochronology 2006-05, Vol.1 (2), p.129-141
Hauptverfasser:	Yu, Ke-Fu, Zhao, Jian-Xin, Shi, Qi, Chen, Te-Gu, Wang, Pin-Xian, Collerson, Kenneth D., Liu, Tung-Sheng
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Coral bleaching Coral mortality El Niño Porites South China Sea TIMS U-series dating
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