High-resolution analysis of trace elements in encrusting coralline red algae by laser ablation ICP-MS

(1) University of Toronto, Department of Chemical and Physical Sciences, Mississauga, Canada (steffen.hetzinger@utoronto.ca), (2) Institute of Geosciences, University of Mainz, Mainz, Germany, (3) Geowissenschaftliches Zentrum, University of Gottingen, Germany, (4) Department of Botany, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC, USA, (5) LFR Inc., Ecosystems Services Group, Emeryville, California, USA, (6) Darling Marine Center, University of Maine, Walpole, Maine, USA, (7) Department of Applied and Analytical Paleontology, Institute of Geosciences, University of Mainz, Mainz, Germany