Stable Isotopic Investigation into the Shallow Marine Environments of the Western Caribbean and Eastern Pacific using Pelecypod Shells

本研究是一项可行性研究， 氧同位素用于解释环境变化， 随着巴拿马地峡的隆起 近代软体动物 太平洋和大西洋沿岸的贝壳将在一个 试图区分不同的环境制度。 如果在弹壳的同位素记录中记录了差异， 随后对化石贝壳的研究将是可行的。 资金 将使试点项目能够加强随后的 这个PI的建议。

This research is a feasibility study for the application of oxygen isotopes for interpretation of environmental changes that followed the uplift of the Isthmus of Panama. Recent molluscs shells off the Pacific and Atlantic coasts will be analysed in an attempt to distinguish the different environmental regimes. Should differences be recorded in the shell's isotopic record, subsequent research with fossil shells will be viable. Funding will enable pilot project that will strengthen subsequent proposal from this PI.