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

• 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: 2019
• Subjects: Arctic; Storfjordrenna; Svalbard; Svalbard Archipelago; Foraminifera*; glacier; North Atlantic; Sea ice; Storfjorden
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-2019-405; https://www.biogeosciences-discuss.net/bg-2019-405/

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 approach, however, requires...