Distribution of coccoliths in surface sediments across the Drake Passage and calcification of Emiliania huxleyi morphotypes
The Southern Ocean is experiencing rapid and profound changes in its physical and biogeochemical properties that may influence the distribution and composition of pelagic plankton communities. Coccolithophores are the most prolific carbonate-producing phytoplankton group playing an important role in...
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ftethz:oai:www.research-collection.ethz.ch:20.500.11850/529119 2023-05-15T13:41:37+02:00 Distribution of coccoliths in surface sediments across the Drake Passage and calcification of Emiliania huxleyi morphotypes Vollmar, Nele Manon Baumann, Karl-Heinz Saavedra-Pellitero, Mariem Hernández-Almeida, Iván 2021-04-23 application/application/pdf https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11850/529119 https://doi.org/10.3929/ethz-b-000529119 en eng Copernicus info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.5194/bg-2021-105 http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11850/529119 doi:10.3929/ethz-b-000529119 info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International CC-BY Biogeosciences Discussions info:eu-repo/semantics/workingPaper 2021 ftethz https://doi.org/20.500.11850/529119 https://doi.org/10.3929/ethz-b-000529119 https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-2021-105 2023-02-13T01:00:32Z The Southern Ocean is experiencing rapid and profound changes in its physical and biogeochemical properties that may influence the distribution and composition of pelagic plankton communities. Coccolithophores are the most prolific carbonate-producing phytoplankton group playing an important role in Southern Ocean biogeochemical cycles. However, knowledge is scarce about the record of (sub-)fossil coccolith assemblages in the Southern Ocean, which are constituting invaluable indicators for paleoenvironmental reconstructions. This study investigates coccolith assemblages preserved in surface sediments of southernmost Chile and across the Drake Passage that were retrieved during R/V Polarstern Expedition PS97. We focused on the coccolith response to steep environmental gradients across the frontal system of the Antarctic Circumpolar Current and to hydrodynamic and post-depositional processes occurring in this region. We used statistical analyses to explore which environmental parameters influenced the coccolith assemblages by means of Cluster and Redundancy Analyses. We specifically assessed the morphological diversity of the dominant taxa, i.e. Emiliania huxleyi, emphasizing biogeographical variability of morphotypes, coccolith sizes and calcite carbonate mass estimations. High coccolith abundances and species diversity compared to studies in the same area and in other sectors of the Southern Ocean occur, with a high species richness especially south of the Polar Front. While the surface sediments offshore Chile and north of the Polar Front provide suitable material to reconstruct overlying surface ocean conditions, further factors such as temporary thriving coccolithophore communities in the surface waters or transport of settling coccoliths via surface and bottom currents and eddies are influencing the (sub-)fossil coccolith assemblages south of the Polar Front. Additionally, deeper samples in the southern part of the study area are particularly affected by selective carbonate dissolution. We identified five E. ... Report Antarc* Antarctic Drake Passage Southern Ocean ETH Zürich Research Collection Antarctic Drake Passage Southern Ocean The Antarctic |
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The Southern Ocean is experiencing rapid and profound changes in its physical and biogeochemical properties that may influence the distribution and composition of pelagic plankton communities. Coccolithophores are the most prolific carbonate-producing phytoplankton group playing an important role in Southern Ocean biogeochemical cycles. However, knowledge is scarce about the record of (sub-)fossil coccolith assemblages in the Southern Ocean, which are constituting invaluable indicators for paleoenvironmental reconstructions. This study investigates coccolith assemblages preserved in surface sediments of southernmost Chile and across the Drake Passage that were retrieved during R/V Polarstern Expedition PS97. We focused on the coccolith response to steep environmental gradients across the frontal system of the Antarctic Circumpolar Current and to hydrodynamic and post-depositional processes occurring in this region. We used statistical analyses to explore which environmental parameters influenced the coccolith assemblages by means of Cluster and Redundancy Analyses. We specifically assessed the morphological diversity of the dominant taxa, i.e. Emiliania huxleyi, emphasizing biogeographical variability of morphotypes, coccolith sizes and calcite carbonate mass estimations. High coccolith abundances and species diversity compared to studies in the same area and in other sectors of the Southern Ocean occur, with a high species richness especially south of the Polar Front. While the surface sediments offshore Chile and north of the Polar Front provide suitable material to reconstruct overlying surface ocean conditions, further factors such as temporary thriving coccolithophore communities in the surface waters or transport of settling coccoliths via surface and bottom currents and eddies are influencing the (sub-)fossil coccolith assemblages south of the Polar Front. Additionally, deeper samples in the southern part of the study area are particularly affected by selective carbonate dissolution. We identified five E. ... |
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Vollmar, Nele Manon Baumann, Karl-Heinz Saavedra-Pellitero, Mariem Hernández-Almeida, Iván Distribution of coccoliths in surface sediments across the Drake Passage and calcification of Emiliania huxleyi morphotypes |
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Vollmar, Nele Manon Baumann, Karl-Heinz Saavedra-Pellitero, Mariem Hernández-Almeida, Iván |
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Distribution of coccoliths in surface sediments across the Drake Passage and calcification of Emiliania huxleyi morphotypes |
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Distribution of coccoliths in surface sediments across the Drake Passage and calcification of Emiliania huxleyi morphotypes |
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Distribution of coccoliths in surface sediments across the Drake Passage and calcification of Emiliania huxleyi morphotypes |
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Distribution of coccoliths in surface sediments across the Drake Passage and calcification of Emiliania huxleyi morphotypes |
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Distribution of coccoliths in surface sediments across the Drake Passage and calcification of Emiliania huxleyi morphotypes |
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distribution of coccoliths in surface sediments across the drake passage and calcification of emiliania huxleyi morphotypes |
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