Workpackes (WPs)

WP1 — Reliability of brachiopod archives: from laboratory controlled culturing experiments to modern and ancient habitats

(lead beneficiary: C. Rollion-Bard, IPGP)

WP1-RT1: In situ and laboratory culturing of brachiopods: monitoring ambient environmental effects on shell microstructure and chemistry

WP1-RT2: Brachiopods from modern and Phanerozoic habitats: archives of spatial and temporal variations

WP1-RT3: The macro-structure of modern and fossil brachiopod archives

WP1-RT4: The micro(µm)- and nano(nm)-structure of modern and fossil brachiopod archives

WP1-RT5: Evaluating the biomineralization and chemical differentiation of modern brachiopod archives

WP1-RT6: Dolomitization of modern and fossil brachiopods–experimental approach

 

WP2 — Reconstruction of seawater evolution: Proxy time series of trace elements and their isotopes from brachiopod shells

(lead beneficiary: M. Komarék, CULS)

WP2-RT1: Lithium isotopes in Phanerozoic brachiopod shells; implications for the continental weathering flux

WP2-RT2: Magnesium isotopes in Phanerozoic brachiopod shells; implications for the Phanerozoic hydrothermal cycle

WP2-RT3: Variation of B element and isotope ratios in Phanerozoic brachiopod shells; implications for the marine carbonate cycle

WP2-RT4: High resolution isotope and trace element ratios during the Triassic/Jurassic mass-extinction

WP2-RT5: High resolution isotope and trace element ratios during Permian/Triassic mass-extinction

WP2-RT6: From warm to cold: high resolution trace element and isotope ratios during the Pliocene/Pleistocene transition from ancient warm to modern cold climates

WP2-RT7: Modeling Phanerozoic isotope and trace metal records with implications for Earths carbon cycle

 

WP3 — Going beyond existing technologies: Testing new proxies and instrumental/analytical approaches to characterize the chemical evolution of the oceans

(lead beneficiary: R. Frei, UCPH)

WP3-RT1: Calibration of elemental and isotope proxies by inorganic precipitation experiments

WP3-RT2: Test Cr and U stable isotopes in brachiopods as a paleo-redox proxy in seawater

WP3-RT3: Testing the laser ablation technique for in-situ determination of non-traditional stable isotopes at fine-scale variation in marine brachiopods

WP3-RT4: Clumped isotopes in brachiopods as an indicator of seawater and diagenetic temperatures

WP3-RT5: Data evaluation of high mass resolution isotope ratio measurements of complex molecule

 

WP4  — Training & Career

(lead beneficiary: A. Eisenhauer, D. Henkel, GEOMAR)

 

WP5  — Network Coordination

(lead beneficiary: A. Eisenhauer, D. Henkel, GEOMAR)

 

WP6  — Communication

(lead beneficiary: A. Eisenhauer, D. Henkel, GEOMAR)