Coccolithophore assemblage changes over the past 9 kyrs BP from a climate hotspot in Tasmania, southeast Australia

• Main Authors: Bradley Paine, Linda Armbrecht, Christopher Bolch, Gustaaf Hallegraeff
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: 2023
• Subjects: Phycology (incl. marine grasses); Palaeontology (incl. palynology); Ecological impacts of climate change and ecological adaptation; coccolithophores; East Australian current; subantarctic; Emiliania huxleyi; Gephyrocapsa muellerae; Coccolithus pelagicus; sedaDNA; Maria Island; Southern Ocean
• Online Access: https://figshare.com/articles/journal_contribution/Coccolithophore_assemblage_changes_over_the_past_9_kyrs_BP_from_a_climate_hotspot_in_Tasmania_southeast_Australia/23014889

Predicting phytoplankton responses to a changing climate on Tasmania's east coast is presently based on short-term plankton data sets (∼75 years). However, to better predict future phytoplankton composition, it is crucial to understand longer-term variations from geological records. A particula...