Benthic foraminifera indicate Glacial North Pacific Intermediate Water and reduced primary productivity over Bowers Ridge, Bering Sea, since the Mid-Brunhes Transition

• Published in: Journal of Micropalaeontology
• Main Authors: S. Kender, A. Aturamu, J. Zalasiewicz, M. A. Kaminski, M. Williams
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Copernicus Publications 2019
• Subjects: Geology; QE1-996.5; Arctic; Arctic Ocean; Bering Sea; Pacific; Bowers; Foraminifera*; ice core; Phytoplankton; Sea ice
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.5194/jm-38-177-2019; https://doaj.org/article/8c1288e21ef64f2fb56635ba1c125494

The Mid-Brunhes Transition (MBT) saw an increase in the amplitude of glacial cycles expressed in ice core and deep ocean records from about 400 ka, but its influence on high-latitude climates is not fully understood. The Arctic Ocean is thought to have warmed and exhibited reduced sea ice, but littl...