Compositional variability of Mg/Ca, Sr/Ca, and Na/Ca in the deep-sea bivalve Acesta excavata (Fabricius, 1779).
Acesta excavata (Fabricius, 1779) is a slow growing bivalve from the Limidae family and is often found associated with cold-water coral reefs along the European continental margin.Here we present the compositional variability of frequently used proxy elemental North Dakota ratios (Mg/Ca, Sr/Ca, Na/Ca) measured by laser-ablation mass spectrometry (L