High resolution oxygen isotope and grayscale records of a medieval fossil giant clam (<i>Tridacna gigas</i>) in the South China Sea：physiological and paleoclimatic implications

YAN Hong; WANG Yuhong; SUN Liguang

doi:10.1007/s13131-014-0399-4

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YAN Hong, WANG Yuhong, SUN Liguang. High resolution oxygen isotope and grayscale records of a medieval fossil giant clam (Tridacna gigas) in the South China Sea：physiological and paleoclimatic implications[J]. Acta Oceanologica Sinica, 2014, 33(8): 18-25. doi: 10.1007/s13131-014-0399-4

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YAN Hong, WANG Yuhong, SUN Liguang. High resolution oxygen isotope and grayscale records of a medieval fossil giant clam (Tridacna gigas) in the South China Sea：physiological and paleoclimatic implications[J]. Acta Oceanologica Sinica, 2014, 33(8): 18-25. doi: 10.1007/s13131-014-0399-4

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High resolution oxygen isotope and grayscale records of a medieval fossil giant clam (Tridacna gigas) in the South China Sea：physiological and paleoclimatic implications

doi: 10.1007/s13131-014-0399-4

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State Key Laboratory of Loess and Quaternary Geology, Institute of Earth Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xi'an 710075, China;Institute of Polar Environment, School of Earth and Space Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
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Advanced Management Research Center, Ningbo University, Ningbo 315211, China
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Institute of Polar Environment, School of Earth and Space Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China

Received Date: 2012-12-26
Rev Recd Date: 2013-06-16

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Abstract

Mollusks are well known for their detailed recording of paleoenvironmental and paleoclimatic changes in their carbonate shells. In this study, we constructed 18-year blue color intensity and oxygen isotope profiles of a 14C dated (AD 990±40) fossil giant clam, Tridacna gigas, from Shidao Island, South China Sea. The δ¹⁸O profile of the T. gigas specimen displayed regular annual cycles and was probably controlled by seasonal variations of the climatic parameters. The blue color intensity profile showed good agreement with the δ¹⁸O series, and both had 18 clear annual cycles in accordance with the 18 visually identified annual growth bands. The annual shell growth rate determined from the blue color intensity and oxygen isotope profiles indicated that the annual shell increment of the Tridacna specimen was stable after the onset of sexual maturity. Spectral analysis of the δ¹⁸O and blue color intensity time series suggested that the El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO) period observed in the instrumental temperature and precipitation records of the South China Sea during the past 50 years also existed in medieval times. Our results showed that fossil giant clams could provide a good archive of historical intra-seasonal to decadal climate variations.
- Tridacna gigas,
- oxygen isotope,
- blue color intensity,
- Medieval Warm Period,
- sea surface temperature,
- El Niñ,
- o-Southern Oscillation

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