This review of late-Holocene palaeoclimatology represents the results from a
PAGES/CLIVAR Intersection Panel meeting that took place in June 2006. The review is in …

Hundreds of coral paleoclimate records have been developed over the past several
decades, significantly extending the instrumental record and improving our understanding of …

Massive scleractinian corals secrete an aragonitic skeleton which incorporates a large array
of chemical tracers. Corals present several advantages for palaeoclimate research: they …

The last interglacial period (about 125,000 years ago) is thought to have been at least as
warm as the present climate. Owing to changes in the Earth's orbit around the Sun, it is …

The rapid formation of calcium carbonate coral skeletons (calcification) fuelled by the coral-
algal symbiosis is the backbone of tropical coral reef ecosystems. However, the efficacy of …

Coral-based climate reconstructions are typically based on a single record and this lack of
replication leads to questions in regards to chronology accuracy and reliability of the …

This paper is a review of published modern coral δ18O and Δ14C isotopic records that are
at least 30 and 20 years long, respectively. The data are presented to show basin-scale …

Geochemical variations in shallow water corals provide a valuable archive of paleoclimatic
information. However, biological effects can complicate the interpretation of these proxies …

This book presents both state-of-the art knowledge from Recent coral reefs (1.8 million to a
few centuries old) gained since the eighties, and introduces geologists, oceanographers …

Interpretations of the primary paleoceanographic information recorded in stable oxygen
isotope values (δ18O) of biogenic CaCO3 can be obscured by disequilibrium effects …