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. 2017 Nov 20;7:15825. doi: 10.1038/s41598-017-15942-0

Table 1.

Bonaire coral analytical results.

Coral Sample ID 230Th/U Age (CE) Internal Years Mean Annual Extension Rate (mm) Mean δ18O (‰VPDB) Mean Sr/Ca (mmol mol−1) Sampling Path Calcite Content (%)
BON-1-BI 865 ± 8 71 9.3 ± 2.6 −3.48 ± 0.20 9.29 ± 0.08 ≤2
BON-3-F-C 872 ± 9 27 12.4 ± 4.4 −3.27 ± 0.41 9.30 ± 0.09 0
BON-1-AII 874 ± 8 41 9.6 ± 3.1 −3.69 ± 0.23 9.25 ± 0.07 0
BON-3-DII 944 ± 13 57 12.0 ± 3.6 −3.46 ± 0.28 9.33 ± 0.10 0
BON-3-B 947 ± 9 36 11.6 ± 2.4 −3.10 ± 0.36 9.37 ± 0.07 ≤1
BON-3-F-B 956 ± 8 32 9.1 ± 2.4 −3.57 ± 0.33 9.35 ± 0.12 ≤1
BON-9-E 1945 ± 7 42 6.2 ± 1.5 −4.15 ± 0.23 9.24 ± 0.08 0

Bonaire coral ages determined by 230Th/U-dating in CE with 2σ-uncertainty (Table 2) are ordered from oldest (top) to youngest (bottom). The internal years of each individual colony are determined from the combination of annual cycles in Sr/Ca and δ18O measurements in addition to verification by x-radiographs of skeletal density banding (Fig. S2). Mean annual extension rate (mm), δ18O (‰ VPDB), and Sr/Ca (mmol mol−1) of each individual coral time-series are listed with the 1σ standard deviation. The per cent calcite content (%) in the vicinity of the carbonate micro-sampling path of each individual fossil coral is measured by x-ray diffraction (XRD).