Photosymbiosis in planktonic foraminifera across the Palaeocene-Eocene Thermal Maximum

• Main Authors: Shaw, Jack O, D'haenens, Simon, Thomas, Ellen, Norris, Richard D, Lyman, Johnnie A, Bornemann, André, Hull, Pincelli M
• Format: Other/Unknown Material
• Language: English
• Published: PANGAEA 2020
• Subjects: Bleaching; Foraminifera; PETM; Planktonic foraminifera
• Online Access: https://doi.pangaea.de/10.1594/PANGAEA.918702; https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.918702

Under stress, corals and foraminifera may eject algal symbionts ('bleach'), which can increase mortality. How bleaching relates to species viability over warming events is of great interest given current global warming. We use size-specific isotope analyses and abundance counts to examine...