Maximising accuracy and reliability of carbonate climate proxy archives

This project brings together expertise and cutting-edge methodology from different disciplines to identify thecontrols on the compositions of the shells and skeletons of marine organisms. The compositions of thesematerials are essential tools to reconstruct environmental conditions before modern climate records began.However, recent insights into how they form profoundly complicate and affect their interpretations. The results will enable us to develop new, realistic models for the behaviour of chemical elements in thesematerials. This will significantly improve paleoclimate interpretations and provide critical benefit for protectingAustralias marine resources in the future.