Planktonic foraminifera as proxies of the Holocene climatic variability (Tyrrhenian, Mediterranean Sea)
Introduction. The focus of this study is the paleoclimatic reconstruction of the southern Tyrrhenian between ~9.2 and 2.9 ka, through the study of planktonic foraminiferal assemblages and stable isotopes, and comparing data with other coeval intervals. Several authors have studied the climatic sensi...
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ftunivpalermo:oai:iris.unipa.it:10447/264731 2024-09-15T18:12:03+00:00 Planktonic foraminifera as proxies of the Holocene climatic variability (Tyrrhenian, Mediterranean Sea) Bonfardeci A. Caruso A. Cosentino C. Scopelliti G. Gilbert, A Yanko-Hombach, V Bonfardeci, A. Caruso, A. Cosentino, C. Scopelliti, G. 2017 http://hdl.handle.net/10447/264731 http://www.avalon-institute.org/inqua/pdf/Proceedings_IGCP 610_2017.pdf eng eng info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/isbn/978-88-940049-1-5 ispartofbook:Proceedings of UNESCO - IUGS – IGCP 610 and INQUA IFG POCAS Joint Plenary Conference and Field Trip, October 1-9, 2017 Joint meeting of IGCP 610 and INQUA POCAS Focus Group firstpage:53 lastpage:55 numberofpages:3 alleditors:Gilbert, A; Yanko-Hombach, V http://hdl.handle.net/10447/264731 http://www.avalon-institute.org/inqua/pdf/Proceedings_IGCP 610_2017.pdf info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess Planktonic foraminifera stable isotopes millennial-scale climatic variability southern Tyrrhenian Holocene info:eu-repo/semantics/bookPart 2017 ftunivpalermo 2024-07-18T03:45:30Z Introduction. The focus of this study is the paleoclimatic reconstruction of the southern Tyrrhenian between ~9.2 and 2.9 ka, through the study of planktonic foraminiferal assemblages and stable isotopes, and comparing data with other coeval intervals. Several authors have studied the climatic sensitivity of Holocene planktonic foraminifera in different parts of the Mediterranean. Planktonic foraminifera produce good records of Holocene climatic variability, especially as regards the suborbital events such as Bond events (Bond et al., 1997) and other cooling/warming oscillations. Therefore, the obtained eco-biostratigraphy has allowed us to analyze how climatic forcing influenced sea surface temperature (SST) and water column structure during the Holocene in this sector of the southern Tyrrhenian Sea. Methodology. A sedimentary core (196 cm long) was collected in the Gulf of Palermo at the base of the upper continental slope (990 m bsl) and sub-sampled every 2 cm. Micropaleontological and geochemical analyses were performed on 98 samples, and three AMS 14C dates were determined. Micropaleontological analyses consisted of qualitative and quantitative characterization of the planktonic foraminiferal assemblages, in the size fraction greater than 125 μm. Geochemical analyses were performed on 8–10 specimens of Globigerina bulloides. Results. The calibrated AMS 14C ages, together with planktonic foraminiferal fluctuations and G. bulloides oxygen isotope records, were used to develop an age model of the studied interval. In order to obtain additional age control points, the studied records were also tuned to the NGRIP δ18O (GICC05) (Svensson et al., 2008) and GISP2 ice core temperature (Alley, 2000) records. Twenty species and eco-morphotypes were recognized in the planktonic foraminiferal assemblage and grouped depending upon their climatic and feeding affinity. The warm-water species, minus the typical cold-water species, were used to obtain the paleoclimatic curve, whilst the herbivorous/ carnivorous ratio has ... Book Part ice core NGRIP Planktonic foraminifera IRIS Università degli Studi di Palermo |
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Introduction. The focus of this study is the paleoclimatic reconstruction of the southern Tyrrhenian between ~9.2 and 2.9 ka, through the study of planktonic foraminiferal assemblages and stable isotopes, and comparing data with other coeval intervals. Several authors have studied the climatic sensitivity of Holocene planktonic foraminifera in different parts of the Mediterranean. Planktonic foraminifera produce good records of Holocene climatic variability, especially as regards the suborbital events such as Bond events (Bond et al., 1997) and other cooling/warming oscillations. Therefore, the obtained eco-biostratigraphy has allowed us to analyze how climatic forcing influenced sea surface temperature (SST) and water column structure during the Holocene in this sector of the southern Tyrrhenian Sea. Methodology. A sedimentary core (196 cm long) was collected in the Gulf of Palermo at the base of the upper continental slope (990 m bsl) and sub-sampled every 2 cm. Micropaleontological and geochemical analyses were performed on 98 samples, and three AMS 14C dates were determined. Micropaleontological analyses consisted of qualitative and quantitative characterization of the planktonic foraminiferal assemblages, in the size fraction greater than 125 μm. Geochemical analyses were performed on 8–10 specimens of Globigerina bulloides. Results. The calibrated AMS 14C ages, together with planktonic foraminiferal fluctuations and G. bulloides oxygen isotope records, were used to develop an age model of the studied interval. In order to obtain additional age control points, the studied records were also tuned to the NGRIP δ18O (GICC05) (Svensson et al., 2008) and GISP2 ice core temperature (Alley, 2000) records. Twenty species and eco-morphotypes were recognized in the planktonic foraminiferal assemblage and grouped depending upon their climatic and feeding affinity. The warm-water species, minus the typical cold-water species, were used to obtain the paleoclimatic curve, whilst the herbivorous/ carnivorous ratio has ... |
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Planktonic foraminifera as proxies of the Holocene climatic variability (Tyrrhenian, Mediterranean Sea) |
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