Benthic foraminiferal assemblages from surface samples across the Northeast Greenland continental shelf ...

• Main Authors: Davies, Joanna, Lloyd, Jeremy M, Pearce, Christof, Seidenkrantz, Marit-Solveig
• Format: Dataset
• Language: English
• Published: PANGAEA 2024
• Subjects: Benthic foraminifera; CTD; Habitat preferences; Northeast Greenland; Surface samples; Event label; Site; DEPTH, sediment/rock; Foraminifera, benthic; Foraminifera, benthic calcareous; Foraminifera, benthic agglutinated; Alabaminella weddellensis; Astrononion gallowayi; Brizalina pseudopunctata; Bolivina arctica; Buccella frigida; Buccella tenerrima; Cassidulina neoteretis; Cassidulina reniforme; Cibicides lobatulus; Cornuspira involvens; Dentalina sp.; Elphidium albiumbilicatum; Elphidium asklundi; Elphidium clavatum; Elphidium hallandense; Elphidium sp.; Epistominella arctica; Epistominella vitrea; Fissurina sp.; Glomulina oculus; Islandiella helenae; Islandiella norcrossi; Lagena sp.; Lenticulina sp.; Melonis barleeanus; Miliolinella chukchiense; Miliolinella subrotunda; Nodosaria sp.; Nonionella labradorica; Nonionella fragilis; Nonionella sp.; Oolina borealis; Oolina hexagona; Oridorsalis umbonatus; Pullenia bulloides; Pullenia osloensis; Pyrgo williamsoni; Parafissurina fusiformis; Parafissurina lateralis; Greenland; Sea ice
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.1594/pangaea.963322; https://doi.pangaea.de/10.1594/PANGAEA.963322

Surface samples from 23 sites were collected across the Northeast Greenland continental shelf as part of the PS100/109 and DA17 cruises in Autumn 2017. Surface samples were taken from the upper 0.5-1 cm of box and multi-cores. Benthic foraminifera were analysed from these samples; samples were sieved and all fauna >63 µm were analysed. Samples were counted wet. Environmental variables from the corresponding sites sea-ice cover, water depth, bottom water temperature, bottom water salinity, bottom water oxygen, TOC, and grain size characteristics) are also included. Bottom water temperature, bottom water salinity, bottom water oxygen, and water depth) were recorded at each site during the cruises using a Seabird CTD. Sea-ice concentration data has been extracted from Nimbus-7 SMMR and DMSP SSM/I-SSMIS Passive Microwave Dataset (DiGirolamo et al., 2022). ...