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Upwelling, species, and depth effects on coral skeletal cadmium-to-calcium ratios (Cd/Ca) by Matthews, Kathryn A., Grottoli, Andréa G., McDonough, William F., Palardy, James E.

“…Skeletal cadmium-to-calcium (Cd/Ca) ratios in hermatypic stony corals have been used to reconstruct changes in upwelling over time, yet there has not been a…”
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Effect of naturally changing zooplankton concentrations on feeding rates of two coral species in the Eastern Pacific by Palardy, James E., Grottoli, Andréa G., Matthews, Kathryn A.

“…Zooplankton concentrations are known to vary by as much as an order of magnitude over a lunar cycle. Here, we conducted an experiment to determine the effect…”
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High resolution coral Cd measurements using LA-ICP-MS and ID-ICP-MS: Calibration and interpretation by Grottoli, Andréa G., Matthews, Kathryn A., Palardy, James E., McDonough, William F.

“…Cadmium (Cd) concentrations in coral skeleton track oceanic upwelling, which brings Cd-rich deep water to the surface. In this study we report sub-monthly…”
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Effects of upwelling, depth, morphology and polyp size on feeding in three species of Panamanian corals by Palardy, James E., Grottoli, Andréa G., Matthews, Kathryn A.

“…We examined the effects of upwelling, depth, morphology and polyp size on coral feeding in 3 coral species in the eastern Pacific. Feeding rates and the…”
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Coral skeleton P/Ca proxy for seawater phosphate: Multi-colony calibration with a contemporaneous seawater phosphate record by LaVigne, Michèle, Matthews, Kathryn A., Grottoli, Andréa G., Cobb, Kim M., Anagnostou, Eleni, Cabioch, Guy, Sherrell, Robert M.

“…A geochemical proxy for surface ocean nutrient concentrations recorded in coral skeleton could provide new insight into the connections between sub-seasonal to…”
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Uranium and Thorium Concentration and Isotopic Composition in Five Glass (BHVO-2G, BCR-2G, NKT-1G, T1-G, ATHO-G) and Two Powder (BHVO-2, BCR-2) Reference Materials by Matthews, Kathryn A., Murrell, Michael T., Goldstein, Steven J., Nunn, Andrew J., Norman, Deborah E.

“…Here we report uranium and thorium isotopic ratios and elemental concentrations measured in solid reference materials from the USGS (BHVO‐2G, BCR‐2G, NKT‐1G),…”
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Pre-treatment effects on coral skeletal δ13C and δ18O by Grottoli, Andréa G., Rodrigues, Lisa J., Matthews, Kathryn A., Palardy, James E., Gibb, Olivia T.

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Pre-treatment effects on coral skeletal δ 13C and δ 18O by Grottoli, Andréa G., Rodrigues, Lisa J., Matthews, Kathryn A., Palardy, James E., Gibb, Olivia T.

“…Pre-treatments are often used to remove organic “contaminant” material prior to isotopic analyses of coral skeletal samples. Here we conducted three…”
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Responding to Whistleblowers: An Analysis of Whistleblower Protection Acts and Their Consequences by Burling, Philip, Matthews, Kathryn A

“…This booklet presents information to help guide college and university administrators in properly (legally) handling those situations in which employees reveal…”
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