Deep-sea biodiversity in the Mediterranean Sea: the known, the unknown, and the unknowable
Deep-sea ecosystems represent the largest biome of the global biosphere, but knowledge of
their biodiversity is still scant. The Mediterranean basin has been proposed as a hot spot of …
their biodiversity is still scant. The Mediterranean basin has been proposed as a hot spot of …
Chapter seven paleoceanographical proxies based on deep-sea benthic foraminiferal assemblage characteristics
Publisher Summary This chapter focuses on the paleoceanographical proxies based on
deep-sea benthic foraminiferal assemblage characteristics, and presents the following three …
deep-sea benthic foraminiferal assemblage characteristics, and presents the following three …
Cenozoic mass extinctions in the deep sea: What perturbs the largest habitat on Earth?
E Thomas - 2007 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
Deep-sea benthic foraminifera live in the largest habitat on Earth, constitute an important
part of its benthic biomass, and form diverse assemblages with common cosmopolitan …
part of its benthic biomass, and form diverse assemblages with common cosmopolitan …
Historical records of coastal eutrophication-induced hypoxia
Under certain conditions, sediment cores from coastal settings subject to hypoxia can yield
records of environmental changes over time scales ranging from decades to millennia …
records of environmental changes over time scales ranging from decades to millennia …
[HTML][HTML] Paleoceanographic insights on recent oxygen minimum zone expansion: lessons for modern oceanography
SE Moffitt, RA Moffitt, W Sauthoff, CV Davis, K Hewett… - PloS one, 2015 - journals.plos.org
Climate-driven Oxygen Minimum Zone (OMZ) expansions in the geologic record provide an
opportunity to characterize the spatial and temporal scales of OMZ change. Here we …
opportunity to characterize the spatial and temporal scales of OMZ change. Here we …
Possible effects of global environmental changes on Antarctic benthos: a synthesis across five major taxa
Because of the unique conditions that exist around the Antarctic continent, Southern Ocean
(SO) ecosystems are very susceptible to the growing impact of global climate change and …
(SO) ecosystems are very susceptible to the growing impact of global climate change and …
The accuracy of mid-Pliocene δ18O-based ice volume and sea level reconstructions
Understanding the sensitivity of the polar ice caps to a modest global warming (2–3° C
above preindustrial) is of paramount importance if we are to accurately predict future sea …
above preindustrial) is of paramount importance if we are to accurately predict future sea …
Sedimentary labile organic carbon and pore water redox control on species distribution of benthic foraminifera: A case study from Lisbon–Setúbal Canyon (southern …
KA Koho, RD García, HC De Stigter, E Epping… - Progress in …, 2008 - Elsevier
Rose Bengal stained benthic foraminifera were studied from 11 cores collected along two
depth transects off southern Portugal: one in the Lisbon–Setúbal Canyon and the other …
depth transects off southern Portugal: one in the Lisbon–Setúbal Canyon and the other …
Tracking rainfall in the northern Mediterranean borderlands during sapropel deposition
S Toucanne, CMA Minto'o, C Fontanier… - Quaternary Science …, 2015 - Elsevier
The role of mid-latitude precipitation in the hydrological forcing leading to the deposition of
sapropels in the Mediterranean Sea remains unclear. The new GDEC-4-2 borehole, East …
sapropels in the Mediterranean Sea remains unclear. The new GDEC-4-2 borehole, East …
Live (stained) benthic foraminifera from the Rhône prodelta (Gulf of Lion, NW Mediterranean): Environmental controls on a river-dominated shelf
In this paper, we investigate the ecology of live (rose Bengal stained) benthic foraminifera
collected at 20 stations ranging from 15 to 100m depth in the Rhône prodelta (Gulf of Lions …
collected at 20 stations ranging from 15 to 100m depth in the Rhône prodelta (Gulf of Lions …