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Branwen Williams

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Ultra-High-Resolution Age Model in Clams Yields Daily Paleo-Data

by Branwen Williams 18 October 202317 October 2023

Using geochemical techniques, scientists identify daily cycles in fossilized giant clams, which permits climate reconstructions at the weather timescale.

Two plots comparing seasonal variability in mussel stable isotope values from the periostracum with measured suspended particulate organic matter, used to reconstruct the isotopic composition of suspended particulate organic matter.
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Tracking Excess Nitrogen with Freshwater Mussels

by Branwen Williams 30 April 20218 March 2023

Mussel shell periostracum and carbonate bound organic matter document seasonal variability in the isotopic composition of riverine suspended particulate organic matter.

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