Planktonic foraminifera and microfossil composition of IODP Hole 302-M0004C ...

Calcareous microfossils are widely used by paleoceanographers to investigate past sea-surface hydrology. Among these microfossils, planktonic foraminifera are probably the most extensively used tool (e.g. [1] for a review), as they are easy to extract from the sediment and can also be used for coupl...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Eynaud, Frédérique
Format: Dataset
Language:English
Published: PANGAEA 2011
Subjects:
Sample code/label
DEPTH, sediment/rock
Depth, composite top
Depth, composite
AGE
Volume
Wet mass
Dry mass
Size fraction > 0.125 mm
Size fraction > 0.400 mm
Ratio
Neogloboquadrina pachyderma sinistral
Neogloboquadrina pachyderma dextral
Neogloboquadrina atlantica
Globigerina quinqueloba
Globigerina bulloides
Foraminifera, planktic, other
Foraminifera, planktic
Split
Neogloboquadrina pachyderma
Morphotypes number
Foraminifera, benthic
Pteropoda
Echinoidea, spines
Comment
Comment 2 continued
DSDP/ODP/IODP sample designation
Intercore correlation
Grain size, sieving
Counting >125 µm fraction
Exp302
CCGS Captain Molly Kool Vidar Viking
Integrated Ocean Drilling Program / International Ocean Discovery Program IODP
Planktonic foraminifera
Online Access:https://dx.doi.org/10.1594/pangaea.788078
https://doi.pangaea.de/10.1594/PANGAEA.788078
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Summary:Calcareous microfossils are widely used by paleoceanographers to investigate past sea-surface hydrology. Among these microfossils, planktonic foraminifera are probably the most extensively used tool (e.g. [1] for a review), as they are easy to extract from the sediment and can also be used for coupled geochemical (e.g; d18O, d13C, Mg/Ca) and paleo-ecological investigations. Planktonic foraminifera are marine protists, which build a calcareous shell made of several chambers which reflect in their chemistry the properties of the ambient water-masses. Planktonic foraminifera are known to thrive in various habitats, distributed not only along a latitudinal gradient, but also along different water-depth intervals within surface waters (0-1000 m). Regarding their biogeographical distribution, planktonic foraminifera assemblages therefore mirror different water-masses properties, such as temperature, salinity and nutrient content of the surface water in which they live. The investigation of the specific composition ... : AGE, sediment [m] gives the original top mbsf of a sample. AGE [ka BP] is the oregan age (11-30-06) fichier Shannon. ...

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