Biogeosciences (B)
Session Sub-categoryPT
Session IDB-PT03
Title Biomineralization and Geochemistry of Proxies
Short Title Biomineralization and Proxies
Date & Time
Oral
session
PM1 Fri, 26 MAY
On-site
poster
coretime
PM3 Fri, 26 MAY
Online
Poster
session
PM1 Thursday, 25 MAY
Main ConvenerName Takashi Toyofuku
Affiliation Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC)
Co-Convener 1Name Hiroshi Kitazato
Affiliation Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology (TUMSAT)
Co-Convener 2Name Jelle Bijma
Affiliation Alfred-Wegener-Institut Helmholtz-Zentrum fur Polar- und Meeresforschung
Co-Convener 3Name Kotaro Hirose
Affiliation Institute of Natural and Environmental Sciences, University of Hyogo
Session Language E
Scope In order to reconstruct the Earth climate system, marine paleoclimatologists resort to transfer functions or geochemical proxies, which are produced or affected by organisms. The relationships used for reconstructions are generally based on field calibrations or derived from laboratory experiments. The danger of these so-called empirical relationships is that they may be valid only within the restricted parameter space of their calibration. Application of proxy relationships to very different environmental settings (e.g. high vs. low latitude or glacial vs. interglacial) requires a mechanistic understanding of these relationships. Much progress can be expected by a better understanding of the biomineralization mechanisms and the incorporation of proxy signals. In this session we facilitate contributions related to the biomineralization, calibration and validation of marine proxies from field studies, laboratory culture experiments, biological & ecological studies and paleo-environmental reconstructions.
Presentation Format Oral and Poster
Collaboration Joint with EGU
Co-sponsoring
Society
The Palaeontological Society of Japan