Carbonate preservation in the Western Ross Sea continental slope (Antarctica)

• Main Authors: Geniram Andrea, Melis Romana, Capotondi Lucilla, Ferretti Patrizia, Gerhard Kuhn, Torricella Fiorenza, Kyu Cheul Yoo, Boo-Keun Khim, Colizza Ester
• Other Authors: Borghini Alessandra, Cirilli Omar, Peri Emanuele, Bartolini Lucenti Saverio, Collareta Alberto, Geniram, Andrea, Melis, Romana, Capotondi, Lucilla, Ferretti, Patrizia, Gerhard, Kuhn, Torricella, Fiorenza, Kyu Cheul, Yoo, Boo-Keun, Khim, Colizza, Ester
• Format: Conference Object
• Language: English
• Published: Fossilia 2020
• Subjects: Antarctica; Ross Sea; Foraminifera; Carbonate preservation; Antarctic; Hallett; Hallett Ridge; The Antarctic; Antarc*; Ice Sheet; Ice Shelf; Sea ice
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11368/2995075

The continental margin areas of Antarctica are key sectors to understand the Antarctic Ice Sheet (AIS) behavior during glacial and interglacial period. Only few intervals of well-preserved foraminifera were recovered. This affects the validation of models about the evolution of the ice sheet/shelf a...