Benthic foraminifera as tracers of brine production in the Storfjorden “sea ice factory”

• Published in: Biogeosciences
• Main Authors: Fossile, Eleonora, Nardelli, Maria Pia, Jouini, Arbia, Lansard, Bruno, Pusceddu, Antonio, Moccia, Davide, Michel, Elisabeth, Péron, Olivier, Howa, Hélène, Mojtahid, Meryem
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: 2020
• Subjects: Arctic; Storfjordrenna; Svalbard; Svalbard Archipelago; Foraminifera*; glacier; North Atlantic; Sea ice; Storfjorden
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-17-1933-2020; https://www.biogeosciences.net/17/1933/2020/

The rapid response of benthic foraminifera to environmental factors (e.g. organic matter quality and quantity, salinity, pH) and their high fossilisation potential make them promising bio-indicators for the intensity and recurrence of brine formation in Arctic seas. Such an approach, however, requir...