Table 1 Calibrated radiocarbon age, sea surface temperature (SST), and von Bertalanffy growth function (VBGF) parameters. Values for each assemblage in chronological and temperature order. Radiocarbon measurements are reported in years ‘before present’ (B.P.); HCO temperature estimates derive from alkenone data collected in the Gulf of Lion (refer to supplementary material for further details). Linf and k were estimated from the generalized VBG function by pooling the data for external and internal rings. N = number of collected specimens. K-W = Kruskal-Wallis rank test; NS not significant, *** p < 0.001. Assemblage labels, number of right valves examined (n), calibrated ages14C Age), and Sea Surface Temperature (SST) are after33.
From: Chamelea gallina growth declined in the Northern Adriatic Sea during the Holocene Climate Optimum
Assemblage | n | 14C Age (ky B.P.) | SST (°C) | Generalized VBG function | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Linf | CI | k | CI | ||||
CO1 | 49 | 7.6 ± 0.1 | 18.6 ± 0.4 | 31.67 | 29.03–34.92 | 0.51 | 0.42–0.59 |
CO2 | 59 | 5.9 ± 0.1 | 18.2 ± 0.3 | 30.66 | 28.67–32.86 | 0.54 | 0.47–0.63 |
MCE | 68 | modern | 17.3 ± 0.1 | 33.62 | 30.81–37.04 | 0.53 | 0.44–0.62 |
MGO | 73 | modern | 17.1 ± 0.1 | 33.07 | 31.07–36.78 | 0.54 | 0.45–0.63 |
K-W | *** | NS | NS | ||||
