TY - JOUR AU - N. Khare, PY - 2017/03/20 Y2 - 2024/03/28 TI - Does Sea-Water pH Influence Carbon and Oxygen Isotopic Composition of Modern Planktic Foraminiferal Species Globigerina Bulloides in South West Indian Ocean? JF - Global Journal of Earth Science and Engineering JA - Glob. J. Earth Sci. Eng. VL - 3 IS - 2 SE - Articles DO - 10.15377/2409-5710.2016.03.02.3 UR - https://www.avantipublishers.com/index.php/gjese/article/view/730 SP - 62-66 AB - <p> Present study aims to understand the possible influence of changing sea-water pH on the isotopic composition (δ<sup>18</sup>O and δ<sup>13</sup>C) of modern planktic foraminiferal shell in twenty three surface sediment samples (including grab and core tops of piston and gravity cores), collected along a north-south trending transect in the western Indian Ocean. The results, though initial indicate that the isotopic values (δ<sup>18</sup>O and δ<sup>13</sup>C) in general increase as the sea-water becomes less alkaline. It suggests that the sea-water pH also appears to influence isotopic values of planktic foraminiferal species <em>G. bulloides</em>, besides other factors influencing isotopic values in planktic foraminiferal shell.</p> ER -