Benthic foraminifera from Pine Island and Ferrero bays, Amundsen Sea
Abstract Twenty one core tops from the central part of Pine Island Bay and nearby Ferrero Bay were collected in early 2010. They originate from a poorly studied area of the Amundsen Sea influenced at greater depths by relatively warm Circumpolar Deep Water. Almost all samples came from water−depths...
| Published in: | Polish Polar Research |
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Walter de Gruyter GmbH
2013
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| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.2478/popore-2013-0012 https://content.sciendo.com/view/journals/popore/34/2/article-p169.xml https://www.degruyter.com/view/j/popore.2013.34.issue-2/popore-2013-0012/popore-2013-0012.pdf |
| Summary: | Abstract Twenty one core tops from the central part of Pine Island Bay and nearby Ferrero Bay were collected in early 2010. They originate from a poorly studied area of the Amundsen Sea influenced at greater depths by relatively warm Circumpolar Deep Water. Almost all samples came from water−depths between 550 and 900 m and yield benthic foraminiferal assemblages of moderate variability with a significant decrease in calcareous forms with increasing water−depth. In total, 93 benthic taxa, belonging to 71 genera, are identified at the species level. They share a greater percentage of common species with the Ross Sea than with South Shetland Islands, most likely due to stronger climatic dissimilar− ity with the latter. Interestingly, the assemblages from Pine Island Bay, share the greatest numbers of taxa with assemblages described from Lutzow−Holm Bay in East Antarctica, where the influence of Circumpolar Deep Water has been also recognized. |
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