Distribution of ostracoda in three long sediment cores from the deep eastern Arctic Ocean ...

The distribution of Ostracoda in three long cores from the deep eastern Arctic Ocean was studied to determine the palaeoceanographical history of the Eurasian Basin during the late Quaternary. The samples for this study were obtained from the Lomonosov Ridge, Morris Jesup Rise and Yermak Plateau dur...

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Main Authors: Jones, Richard LI, Whatley, Robin C, Cronin, Thomas M, Dowsett, Harry J
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: PANGAEA 1999
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Online Access:https://dx.doi.org/10.1594/pangaea.726557
https://doi.pangaea.de/10.1594/PANGAEA.726557
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Summary:The distribution of Ostracoda in three long cores from the deep eastern Arctic Ocean was studied to determine the palaeoceanographical history of the Eurasian Basin during the late Quaternary. The samples for this study were obtained from the Lomonosov Ridge, Morris Jesup Rise and Yermak Plateau during the Arctic 91 expedition. Ostracoda previously studied in coretops at the same sites as the present study have shown that individual species have a strong association with different water masses and bathymetry. Throughout the late Quaternary, cores exhibit ostracod-rich layers separated by barren intervals. On the basis of biostratigraphical, isotopic and palaeomagnetic data the fossiliferous levels are interpreted as representing interglacial stages. The twenty most significant species were selected for subsequent quantitative investigation using Cluster and Factor analyses, in order to determine similarity and variance between the assemblages. An additional statistical method employing Modern Analogues and ... : Supplement to: Jones, Richard LI; Whatley, Robin C; Cronin, Thomas M; Dowsett, Harry J (1999): Reconstructing late Quaternary deep-water masses in the eastern Arctic Ocean using benthonic ostracoda. Marine Micropaleontology, 37(3-4), 251-272 ...