Benthic foraminifers in upper Quaternary sediments of the southern Bering Sea: Distribution and paleoceanographic interpretations |
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| Authors: | T A Khusid I A Basov S A Gorbarenko M P Chekhovskaya |
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| Institution: | (1) P.P. Shirshov Institute of Oceanology, Russian Academy of Sciences, Nakhimovskii pr. 36, Moscow, 117218, Russia;(2) Geological Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, Pyzhevskii per. 7, Moscow, 119017, Russia;(3) Pacific Oceanological Institute, Far East Division, Russian Academy of Sciences, ul. Baltiiskaya 43, Vladivostok, 690041, Russia |
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| Abstract: | Composition and distribution of benthic foraminifers, being coupled with isotopic-geochemical data on Upper Pleistocene and Holocene sediments from the southern Bering Sea (Core GC-11; 53°31′ N, 178°51′E, water depth 3060 m), demonstrate variations in bottom water properties during the last 54 kyr. Their abundance increased to some extent during short periods corresponding to warm Dansgaard-Oeshger interstadials 14, 12, 8, and 2 of marine isotopic stages (MIS) 3 and 2. The first and second deglaciation phases separated by the Younger Dryas cooling episode are marked by significant abundance peaks of benthic foraminifers (an order magnitude higher than in the glacial period), although their share in community of benthic and planktonic foraminifers taken together decreases. Species typical of stable high-productivity areas gain the dominant position. A significant proportion of agglutinated species in the Holocene sediments is indicative of Ca ions deficiency that accelerates dissolution of carbonate tests up to their disappearance approximately 2.5–3 ka ago. |
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| Keywords: | Benthic foraminifers Holocene glaciation deglaciation hydrological changes Bering Sea |
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