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A
0.06
Kelp rockfish
B
0.10
Platform
Natural
Mg/Ca (mmol/mol), 95% Cl
0.05
0.04
0.30
Mg/Ca (mmol/mol), 95% Cl
0.08
0.06
0.04
0.02
0.02
N= 39
Platform
58
Natural
0
N= 8 9 10 11 11 10 10 10 10 10
PTC WSB ESB OEC SCB
C
3.6
D
6
3.4
Sr/Ca (mmol/mol), 95% Cl
3.2
3.0
2.8
2.6
2.4
2.2
2.0
N= 39
Platform
58
Natural
Sr/Ca (mmol/mol), 95% Cl
5
4
3
2
1
N= 8 9 10 11 11 10 10 10 10 10
PTC WSB ESB OEC SCB
E
10
F
20
9
Fe/Ca (μmol/mol), 95% Cl
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
N= 39
Platform
58
Natural
Habitat
Fe /Ca (μmol/mol), 95% Cl
10
0
-10
N= 8 9 10 11 11 10 10 10 10 10
PTC WSB ESB OEC SCB
Figure 3. (A, C, E, G, I) Concentrations of five elements, Mg, Sr, Fe, Cu, and Ba (element Ca -1 , 95% confidence interval), in otoliths of kelp
rockfish from platforms and natural areas (n= number of specimens); (B, D, F, G, H) and from each platform (closed circle) and natural
site (open circle) in six geographic areas: Point Conception (PTC), west Santa Barbara (WSB), east Santa Barbara (ESB), east entrance of
the Santa Barbara Channel (EEC), offshore east Channel (OEC), and Southern California Bight south of the Channel (SCB).
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