Diatom delta C-13, delta N-15, and C/N since the Last Glacial Maximum in the Southern Ocean: Potential impact of Species Composition

International audience Measurements of delta C-13, delta N-15, and C/N on diatom-bound organic matter were made over the Holocene and Last Glacial Maximum (LGM) from three sediment cores in the Southern Ocean, one each from the Atlantic, Indian, and Pacific sectors. The site in the Scotia Sea (Atlan...

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Published in:Paleoceanography
Main Authors: Jacot Des Combes, Hélène, Esper, Oliver, de La Rocha, Christina, L., Abelmann, Andrea, Gersonde, Rainer, Yam, Ruth, Shemesh, Aldo
Other Authors: Alfred-Wegener-Institut, Helmholtz-Zentrum für Polar- und Meeresforschung = Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research = Institut Alfred-Wegener pour la recherche polaire et marine (AWI), Helmholtz-Gemeinschaft = Helmholtz Association, Department of Environmental Sciences and Energy Research Rehovot, Weizmann Institute of Science Rehovot, Israël, Laboratoire des Sciences de l'Environnement Marin (LEMAR) (LEMAR), Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Institut Français de Recherche pour l'Exploitation de la Mer (IFREMER)-Université de Brest (UBO)-Institut Universitaire Européen de la Mer (IUEM), Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Université de Brest (UBO)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Université de Brest (UBO)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Department of Bentho-pelagic processes, Helmholtz-Gemeinschaft = Helmholtz Association-Helmholtz-Gemeinschaft = Helmholtz Association, This work was supported by GIF grant G-649-154.8/ 1999, EPICA-MIS (contract 3868) within the 6th EU Framework Programme, and the DFG Research Center, Ocean Margins., European Project: 39423,FP6-SUSTDEV,EPICA-MIS
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: HAL CCSD 2008
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Online Access:https://hal.univ-brest.fr/hal-00467138
https://hal.univ-brest.fr/hal-00467138/document
https://hal.univ-brest.fr/hal-00467138/file/Jacot_Des_Combes_08.pdf
https://doi.org/10.1029/2008PA001589
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Summary:International audience Measurements of delta C-13, delta N-15, and C/N on diatom-bound organic matter were made over the Holocene and Last Glacial Maximum (LGM) from three sediment cores in the Southern Ocean, one each from the Atlantic, Indian, and Pacific sectors. The site in the Scotia Sea (Atlantic sector) differed considerably from the other two sites by having markedly lower delta C-13, more variable delta N-15 and C/N ratios, and a sedimentary diatom assemblage that was never dominated by Fragilariopsis kerguelensis. Although environmental parameters certainly have a strong impact on the isotope ratios, delta C-13 is also correlated to the proportion of F. kerguelensis in the three cores investigated here (r(2) = 0.8). Extreme values of delta C-13, delta N-15, and C/N at the Last Glacial Maximum were also related to the abundance of winter stages of Eucampia antarctica. These results suggest that diatom specific isotope records should be interpreted in conjunction with information on the species composition of the samples.