Planktonic Foraminifera from southwestern Atlantic epipelagic waters: abundance, distribution and year-to-year variations
The abundance and latitudinal and vertical (0-100 m) distribution of planktonic Foraminifera was investigated on the basis of 38 samples collected in November 1994 in the southwestern Atlantic Ocean (34-60°S, along 51-56°W). Mean foraminiferal densities were 1.5 ind. l −1 (range: 0.15.9 ind. l −1 ),...
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crcambridgeupr:10.1017/s0025315499001794 2024-09-15T17:47:53+00:00 Planktonic Foraminifera from southwestern Atlantic epipelagic waters: abundance, distribution and year-to-year variations Boltovskoy, Esteban Boltovskoy, Demetrio Brandini, Frederico 2000 http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0025315499001794 https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0025315499001794 en eng Cambridge University Press (CUP) https://www.cambridge.org/core/terms Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom volume 80, issue 2, page 203-213 ISSN 0025-3154 1469-7769 journal-article 2000 crcambridgeupr https://doi.org/10.1017/s0025315499001794 2024-07-10T04:04:33Z The abundance and latitudinal and vertical (0-100 m) distribution of planktonic Foraminifera was investigated on the basis of 38 samples collected in November 1994 in the southwestern Atlantic Ocean (34-60°S, along 51-56°W). Mean foraminiferal densities were 1.5 ind. l −1 (range: 0.15.9 ind. l −1 ), with highest concentrations in subsurface waters (20-50 m). Couplings between the distribution of chlorophyll a and foraminiferal abundances were very loose. Distribution patterns of the 15 species recorded allowed 6 distinct areas to be defined along the transect surveyed. From north to south these are: Subtropical (dominated by Globigerinoides ruber and G. trilobus ), Cold intrusion ( Globigerinita uvula ), Transitional-Subtropical and Transitional ( Globigerina bulloides , Globigerina quinqueloba ), Subantarctic ( G. quinqueloba ), and Antarctic ( Neogloboquadrina pachyderma , left coiling). Close comparisons with the yields of a similar data set collected in November 1993 show very good agreement. Foraminiferal thermic régimes were also similar in 1993 and in 1994, but for some species significant differences with previous data were detected. While the southwards extensions of the ranges of warm water species are fairly well circumscribed by the Brazil current-influenced waters, several foraminifers widely used as indicators and palaeoindicators of cool waters (in particular Globigerina bulloides , Globigerina quinqueloba and Globigerinita uvula ) were recorded in very significant numbers at temperatures as high as 20-24°C. The implication of these findings for hydrological, ecological, and palaeoecological interpretations is discussed. Article in Journal/Newspaper Antarc* Antarctic Neogloboquadrina pachyderma Planktonic foraminifera Cambridge University Press Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 80 2 203 213 |
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The abundance and latitudinal and vertical (0-100 m) distribution of planktonic Foraminifera was investigated on the basis of 38 samples collected in November 1994 in the southwestern Atlantic Ocean (34-60°S, along 51-56°W). Mean foraminiferal densities were 1.5 ind. l −1 (range: 0.15.9 ind. l −1 ), with highest concentrations in subsurface waters (20-50 m). Couplings between the distribution of chlorophyll a and foraminiferal abundances were very loose. Distribution patterns of the 15 species recorded allowed 6 distinct areas to be defined along the transect surveyed. From north to south these are: Subtropical (dominated by Globigerinoides ruber and G. trilobus ), Cold intrusion ( Globigerinita uvula ), Transitional-Subtropical and Transitional ( Globigerina bulloides , Globigerina quinqueloba ), Subantarctic ( G. quinqueloba ), and Antarctic ( Neogloboquadrina pachyderma , left coiling). Close comparisons with the yields of a similar data set collected in November 1993 show very good agreement. Foraminiferal thermic régimes were also similar in 1993 and in 1994, but for some species significant differences with previous data were detected. While the southwards extensions of the ranges of warm water species are fairly well circumscribed by the Brazil current-influenced waters, several foraminifers widely used as indicators and palaeoindicators of cool waters (in particular Globigerina bulloides , Globigerina quinqueloba and Globigerinita uvula ) were recorded in very significant numbers at temperatures as high as 20-24°C. The implication of these findings for hydrological, ecological, and palaeoecological interpretations is discussed. |
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Boltovskoy, Esteban Boltovskoy, Demetrio Brandini, Frederico Planktonic Foraminifera from southwestern Atlantic epipelagic waters: abundance, distribution and year-to-year variations |
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Boltovskoy, Esteban Boltovskoy, Demetrio Brandini, Frederico |
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Planktonic Foraminifera from southwestern Atlantic epipelagic waters: abundance, distribution and year-to-year variations |
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Planktonic Foraminifera from southwestern Atlantic epipelagic waters: abundance, distribution and year-to-year variations |
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Planktonic Foraminifera from southwestern Atlantic epipelagic waters: abundance, distribution and year-to-year variations |
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Planktonic Foraminifera from southwestern Atlantic epipelagic waters: abundance, distribution and year-to-year variations |
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Planktonic Foraminifera from southwestern Atlantic epipelagic waters: abundance, distribution and year-to-year variations |
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planktonic foraminifera from southwestern atlantic epipelagic waters: abundance, distribution and year-to-year variations |
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Antarc* Antarctic Neogloboquadrina pachyderma Planktonic foraminifera |
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