Dinoflagellate cyst record and paleoceanography through the Pliocene–Pleistocene transition at ODP Site 1143, southern South China Sea
Palynological analysis of 72 samples from Ocean Drilling Program (ODP) Site 1143, southern South China Sea, spanning a 2.90–2.41 Ma interval across the Pliocene–Pleistocene boundary, reveals a well preserved and relatively diverse dinoflagellate cyst (dinocyst) record. Generally, the cysts of photot...
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ftbrockuniv:oai:dr.library.brocku.ca:10464/16552 2023-07-16T03:59:58+02:00 Dinoflagellate cyst record and paleoceanography through the Pliocene–Pleistocene transition at ODP Site 1143, southern South China Sea Okafor, Onyinye Sandra Department of Earth Sciences 2022-09-12T13:28:28Z http://hdl.handle.net/10464/16552 eng eng Brock University http://hdl.handle.net/10464/16552 Dinoflagellate cysts East Asian Monsoons Pliocene–Pleistocene South China Sea ODP Site 1143 Electronic Thesis or Dissertation 2022 ftbrockuniv 2023-06-27T22:10:42Z Palynological analysis of 72 samples from Ocean Drilling Program (ODP) Site 1143, southern South China Sea, spanning a 2.90–2.41 Ma interval across the Pliocene–Pleistocene boundary, reveals a well preserved and relatively diverse dinoflagellate cyst (dinocyst) record. Generally, the cysts of phototrophic (gonyaulacoid) taxa increased during interglacials whereas those of heterotrophic (protoperidinioid) taxa increased during glacials, particularly around the pronounced glacial stages MIS G6, 104 and 100. Increases of these heterotrophic taxa during glacials are consistent with 1) reduced sea-surface salinity, 2) increased nutrient levels and hence surface-water productivity due to increased river input, 3) increased sediment accumulation rate as a result of increased fluvial erosion inferred to aid the rapid burial and preservation of these heterotrophic taxa, and 4) increased winter monsoon intensity inferred to facilitate the physical erosion and transport of sediments. Terrestrial palynomorphs generally increase in abundance during the glacials and decline during the interglacials, interpreted as reflecting increased erosion and river runoff due to lowered sea level and enhanced winter monsoon during glacial stages. Strong correlation exists between the dinocyst taxa recorded in this study and published proxy data from this study site. Species score distributions produced by correspondence analysis implies strong influence of trophic conditions on the distribution of the dinocyst taxa. Notable warm-water dinocyst taxa Edwardsiella sexispinosa, Hystrichokolpoma rigaudae, Hystrichokolpoma spp., Invertocysta tabulata and Operculodinium bahamense identified in this study were not recorded from the same interval in a recently published investigation of the Sea of Japan / East Sea. In addition, Edwardsiella sexispinosa extends later in the present study (2.48 Ma) than previously recorded (2.81 Ma in the western North Atlantic) which may reflect the influence of the Western Pacific Warm Pool. This is the first ... Thesis North Atlantic Brock University Digital Repository Pacific |
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Palynological analysis of 72 samples from Ocean Drilling Program (ODP) Site 1143, southern South China Sea, spanning a 2.90–2.41 Ma interval across the Pliocene–Pleistocene boundary, reveals a well preserved and relatively diverse dinoflagellate cyst (dinocyst) record. Generally, the cysts of phototrophic (gonyaulacoid) taxa increased during interglacials whereas those of heterotrophic (protoperidinioid) taxa increased during glacials, particularly around the pronounced glacial stages MIS G6, 104 and 100. Increases of these heterotrophic taxa during glacials are consistent with 1) reduced sea-surface salinity, 2) increased nutrient levels and hence surface-water productivity due to increased river input, 3) increased sediment accumulation rate as a result of increased fluvial erosion inferred to aid the rapid burial and preservation of these heterotrophic taxa, and 4) increased winter monsoon intensity inferred to facilitate the physical erosion and transport of sediments. Terrestrial palynomorphs generally increase in abundance during the glacials and decline during the interglacials, interpreted as reflecting increased erosion and river runoff due to lowered sea level and enhanced winter monsoon during glacial stages. Strong correlation exists between the dinocyst taxa recorded in this study and published proxy data from this study site. Species score distributions produced by correspondence analysis implies strong influence of trophic conditions on the distribution of the dinocyst taxa. Notable warm-water dinocyst taxa Edwardsiella sexispinosa, Hystrichokolpoma rigaudae, Hystrichokolpoma spp., Invertocysta tabulata and Operculodinium bahamense identified in this study were not recorded from the same interval in a recently published investigation of the Sea of Japan / East Sea. In addition, Edwardsiella sexispinosa extends later in the present study (2.48 Ma) than previously recorded (2.81 Ma in the western North Atlantic) which may reflect the influence of the Western Pacific Warm Pool. This is the first ... |
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Dinoflagellate cyst record and paleoceanography through the Pliocene–Pleistocene transition at ODP Site 1143, southern South China Sea |
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Dinoflagellate cyst record and paleoceanography through the Pliocene–Pleistocene transition at ODP Site 1143, southern South China Sea |
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Dinoflagellate cyst record and paleoceanography through the Pliocene–Pleistocene transition at ODP Site 1143, southern South China Sea |
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Dinoflagellate cyst record and paleoceanography through the Pliocene–Pleistocene transition at ODP Site 1143, southern South China Sea |
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Dinoflagellate cyst record and paleoceanography through the Pliocene–Pleistocene transition at ODP Site 1143, southern South China Sea |
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