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Pacific sanddabs
Otolith (element/Ca (mmol/mol) +1)
0.03
0.025
0.02
0.015
0.010
0.005
0
Mg/Ca
3.62 3.64 3.66 3.68 3.7 3.72 3.74 3.76 3.78
Seawater log (element/Ca (mmol/mol) )
Otolith (element/Ca (mmol/mol) +1)
0.75
0.7
0.65
0.6
0.55
0.50
0.45
Sr/Ca
1.76 1.78 1.8 1.82 1.84 1.86 1.88 1.9 1.92 1.94 1.96 1.98
Seawater log (element/Ca (mmol/mol) )
Otolith (element/Ca (µmol/mol) +1)
1.8
1.6
1.4
1.2
1.0
0.8
0.6
0.4
Ba/Ca
-2.54 -2.52 -2.5 -2.48 -2.46 -2.44 -2.42 -2.4 -2.38 -2.36
Seawater log (element/Ca (mmol/mol) )
Otolith (element/Ca (µmol/mol) +1)
1.60
1.40
1.20
1.00
0.08
0.06
0.04
0.02
0
Fe/Ca
-3.2 -3.0 -2.8 -2.6 -2.4 -2.2 -2.0 -1.8
Seawater log (element/Ca (mmol/mol) )
Otolith (element/Ca (µmol/mol) +1)
0.8
0.6
0.4
0.2
0.0
-0.2
-0.4
Mg/Ca
-3.8 -3.7 -3.6 -3.5 -3.4 -3.3 -3.2 -3.1 -3.0
Seawater log (element/Ca (mmol/mol) )
Otolith (element/Ca (µmol/mol) +1)
0.9
0.8
0.7
0.6
0.5
0.4
0.3
0.2
0.1
Mn/Ca
-4.0 -3.8 -3.6 -3.4 -3.2 -3.0 -2.8 -2.6 -2.4
Seawater log (element/Ca (mmol/mol) )
Figure 9. Mean concentration of each element, Mg, Sr, Mn, Fe, Cu, and Ba in Pacific sanddab otoliths (log (x+1) transformed element
Ca -1 +1 SD) in relation to the element concentration in seawater from the fish collection sites.
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