A 9-year time-series of planktonic foraminifer fluxes and environmental change in the Bering sea and the central subarctic Pacific Ocean, 1990–1999     

Hirofumi Asahi  Kozo Takahashi 《Progress in Oceanography》2007,72(4):343-363

A 9-year study of planktonic foraminifer fluxes was conducted in the Bering Sea (Station AB) and in the central subarctic Pacific (Station SA). Results clearly reflected variations of the water mass characteristics in the upper layers. The 9-year means of total foraminifer fluxes were the same (1400 shells m⁻² d⁻¹) at both stations. However, total foraminifer flux at Station AB tended to show its primary maximum during fall (October–December) and its secondary maximum in spring (April–June), whereas the primary maximum appeared in spring and the secondary maximum in fall at Station SA. Seasonal variation was more apparent at hemipelagic Station AB than at pelagic Station SA. Planktonic foraminifers found at both stations were of six species: Neogloboquadrina pachyderma, Globigerina umbilicata, Globigerinita glutinata, Globigerina quinqueloba, Globorotalia wilesi, and Orbulina universa. The foraminifer assemblages at the two stations reflected the temperature difference in the surface waters. The variable %G. umbilicata tended to be high in the warm surface waters during the summers. The temporal and geographical variation of %G. quinqueloba indicated that this taxon prefers regions with relatively low diatom fluxes. A notable appearance of O. universa occurred in 1997 at Station SA. During this period, other measured biogenic particle fluxes, such as those of diatoms, were low. This unusual 1997 event may be a reflection of global climatic change that happened to be observed in the central subarctic Pacific Ocean.  相似文献   

古海水pH值代用指标——海洋碳酸盐硼同位素研究进展   总被引：1，自引：0，他引：1  

刘羿  彭子成  刘卫国  肖应凯  孙若愚  贺剑峰  刘桂建 《地球科学进展》2007,23(12):1240-1250

仪器测量的海水pH记录太短，无法评估海水pH自然变化的频率和幅度,并预测未来大气CO₂急剧增加后海水酸度的响应。海相碳酸盐的硼同位素是目前恢复古海洋pH的有效途径，倍受古气候—环境学家的重视。评述了近年来海洋碳酸盐的硼同位素的最新研究成果和研究现状，重点探讨了海相碳酸盐的硼同位素的测定方法、硼同位素—pH模型和古海水pH恢复等前沿内容，旨在提供一个系统的海洋碳酸盐硼同位素—pH系统的基本概念及研究思路，以利于气候学、地质学界了解这一交叉领域的发展动态。  相似文献   

新疆罗布泊K1孔岩心中有孔虫化石的发现及其意义   总被引：6，自引：0，他引：6  

王弭力  李海清 《地质论评》1999,45(2):158-162

笔者在新疆罗布泊Ｋ１孔第四纪沉积物中,首次发现丰富的有孔虫化石（Ａｍｍｏｎｉａ）及与其伴生的介形虫和轮藻化石。Ａｍｍｏｎｉａ是中新世至观在世界上常见属种,属海陆过渡相种群,第四纪罗布泊已距海遥远,不可能发生海侵,根据塔里木盆地新生代浸侵史,认为罗布泊Ｋ１孔第四纪沉积物中有有孔虫来源于残留海。  相似文献