Foraminifera microfossils as a Proxy for Environmental Conditions in the Canadian Arctic
Foraminifera are microscopically small, marine organisms with a shell which preserves easily in the geological record. Therefore, they are used as prime indicators for environmental conditions such as temperature and salinity in both past and present settings. The project presented here aims to use...
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ftmacewanuojs:oai:journals.macewan.ca:article/1043 2023-05-15T14:47:02+02:00 Foraminifera microfossils as a Proxy for Environmental Conditions in the Canadian Arctic Thiessen, Rabecca 2017-05-15 application/pdf https://journals.macewan.ca/studentresearch/article/view/1043 eng eng MacEwan Open Journals https://journals.macewan.ca/studentresearch/article/view/1043/950 https://journals.macewan.ca/studentresearch/article/view/1043 Student Research Proceedings; Vol. 2 No. 2 (2017): Student Research Day 2017 - Poster Presentations info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion 2017 ftmacewanuojs 2023-01-10T17:07:19Z Foraminifera are microscopically small, marine organisms with a shell which preserves easily in the geological record. Therefore, they are used as prime indicators for environmental conditions such as temperature and salinity in both past and present settings. The project presented here aims to use foraminifera as a proxy for the environments of Arctic Canada. Sediment samples from and below the seabed were obtained during an expedition onboard the CCGS Amundsen icebreaker in Aug-Sep 2016. Aside from classifying the foraminifera populations, these samples will also be used for stable isotope analyses of oxygen and carbon, allowing for greater inference of overall environmental conditions both past and present. Results of this research will also contribute to an atlas of foraminifera for Arctic Canada. Discipline: Earth and Planetary Sciences Faculty Mentor: Dr. Anna Pieńkowski Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Foraminifera* MacEwan Open Journals (MacEwan University) Arctic Canada |
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Foraminifera are microscopically small, marine organisms with a shell which preserves easily in the geological record. Therefore, they are used as prime indicators for environmental conditions such as temperature and salinity in both past and present settings. The project presented here aims to use foraminifera as a proxy for the environments of Arctic Canada. Sediment samples from and below the seabed were obtained during an expedition onboard the CCGS Amundsen icebreaker in Aug-Sep 2016. Aside from classifying the foraminifera populations, these samples will also be used for stable isotope analyses of oxygen and carbon, allowing for greater inference of overall environmental conditions both past and present. Results of this research will also contribute to an atlas of foraminifera for Arctic Canada. Discipline: Earth and Planetary Sciences Faculty Mentor: Dr. Anna Pieńkowski |
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Foraminifera microfossils as a Proxy for Environmental Conditions in the Canadian Arctic |
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Foraminifera microfossils as a Proxy for Environmental Conditions in the Canadian Arctic |
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Foraminifera microfossils as a Proxy for Environmental Conditions in the Canadian Arctic |
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Foraminifera microfossils as a Proxy for Environmental Conditions in the Canadian Arctic |
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foraminifera microfossils as a proxy for environmental conditions in the canadian arctic |
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Arctic Foraminifera* |
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Arctic Foraminifera* |
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