Calibration of the B/Ca proxy in the planktic foraminifer Orbulina universa to Paleocene seawater conditions
The B/Ca ratio of planktic foraminiferal calcite, a proxy for the surface ocean carbonate system, displays large negative excursions during the Paleocene-Eocene Thermal Maximum (PETM, 55.9 Ma), consistent with rapid ocean acidification at that time. However, the B/Ca excursion measured at the PETM e...
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ftanucanberra:oai:openresearch-repository.anu.edu.au:1885/217891 2024-01-14T10:09:40+01:00 Calibration of the B/Ca proxy in the planktic foraminifer Orbulina universa to Paleocene seawater conditions Haynes, Laura L. Hönisch, Bärbel Dyez, Kelsey A. Holland, Katherine Rosenthal, Y Fish, Carina R. Subhas, Adam V. Rae, James W.B. application/pdf http://hdl.handle.net/1885/217891 https://doi.org/10.1002/2016PA003069 en_AU eng American Geophysical Union 0883-8305 http://hdl.handle.net/1885/217891 doi:10.1002/2016PA003069 Paleoceanography Journal article ftanucanberra https://doi.org/10.1002/2016PA003069 2023-12-15T09:33:41Z The B/Ca ratio of planktic foraminiferal calcite, a proxy for the surface ocean carbonate system, displays large negative excursions during the Paleocene-Eocene Thermal Maximum (PETM, 55.9 Ma), consistent with rapid ocean acidification at that time. However, the B/Ca excursion measured at the PETM exceeds a magnitude that modern pH calibrations can explain. Numerous other controls on the proxy have been suggested, including foraminiferal growth rate and the total concentration of dissolved inorganic carbon (DIC). Here we present new calibrations for B/Ca versus the combined effects of pH and DIC in the symbiont-bearing planktic foraminifer Orbulina universa, grown in culture solutions with simulated Paleocene seawater elemental composition (high [Ca], low [Mg], and low total boron concentration ([B]T). We also investigate the isolated effects of low seawater [B]T, high [Ca], reduced symbiont photosynthetic activity, and average shell growth rate on O. universa B/Ca in order to further understand the proxy systematics and to determine other possible influences on the PETM records. We find that average shell growth rate does not appear to determine B/Ca in high calcite saturation experiments. In addition, our “Paleocene” calibration shows higher sensitivity than the modern calibration at low [B(OH)4−]/DIC. Given a large DIC pulse at the PETM, this amplification of the B/Ca response can more fully explain the PETM B/Ca excursion. However, further calibrations with other foraminifer species are needed to determine the range of foraminifer species-specific proxy sensitivities under these conditions for quantitative reconstruction of large carbon cycle perturbations. Article in Journal/Newspaper Ocean acidification Australian National University: ANU Digital Collections Paleoceanography 32 6 580 599 |
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The B/Ca ratio of planktic foraminiferal calcite, a proxy for the surface ocean carbonate system, displays large negative excursions during the Paleocene-Eocene Thermal Maximum (PETM, 55.9 Ma), consistent with rapid ocean acidification at that time. However, the B/Ca excursion measured at the PETM exceeds a magnitude that modern pH calibrations can explain. Numerous other controls on the proxy have been suggested, including foraminiferal growth rate and the total concentration of dissolved inorganic carbon (DIC). Here we present new calibrations for B/Ca versus the combined effects of pH and DIC in the symbiont-bearing planktic foraminifer Orbulina universa, grown in culture solutions with simulated Paleocene seawater elemental composition (high [Ca], low [Mg], and low total boron concentration ([B]T). We also investigate the isolated effects of low seawater [B]T, high [Ca], reduced symbiont photosynthetic activity, and average shell growth rate on O. universa B/Ca in order to further understand the proxy systematics and to determine other possible influences on the PETM records. We find that average shell growth rate does not appear to determine B/Ca in high calcite saturation experiments. In addition, our “Paleocene” calibration shows higher sensitivity than the modern calibration at low [B(OH)4−]/DIC. Given a large DIC pulse at the PETM, this amplification of the B/Ca response can more fully explain the PETM B/Ca excursion. However, further calibrations with other foraminifer species are needed to determine the range of foraminifer species-specific proxy sensitivities under these conditions for quantitative reconstruction of large carbon cycle perturbations. |
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Haynes, Laura L. Hönisch, Bärbel Dyez, Kelsey A. Holland, Katherine Rosenthal, Y Fish, Carina R. Subhas, Adam V. Rae, James W.B. Calibration of the B/Ca proxy in the planktic foraminifer Orbulina universa to Paleocene seawater conditions |
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Haynes, Laura L. Hönisch, Bärbel Dyez, Kelsey A. Holland, Katherine Rosenthal, Y Fish, Carina R. Subhas, Adam V. Rae, James W.B. |
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Calibration of the B/Ca proxy in the planktic foraminifer Orbulina universa to Paleocene seawater conditions |
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Calibration of the B/Ca proxy in the planktic foraminifer Orbulina universa to Paleocene seawater conditions |
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Calibration of the B/Ca proxy in the planktic foraminifer Orbulina universa to Paleocene seawater conditions |
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Calibration of the B/Ca proxy in the planktic foraminifer Orbulina universa to Paleocene seawater conditions |
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Calibration of the B/Ca proxy in the planktic foraminifer Orbulina universa to Paleocene seawater conditions |
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calibration of the b/ca proxy in the planktic foraminifer orbulina universa to paleocene seawater conditions |
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