Regional and seasonal variations of recent benthic deep-sea foraminifera in the Arabian Sea |
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| Institution: | 1. CSIR- National Institute of Oceanography, Dona Paula, Goa 403004, India;2. National Centre for Polar and Ocean Research, Goa 403804, India;3. CSIR – National Geophysical Research Institute, Uppal Road, Hyderabad 500007, India;1. CSIR-National Institute of Oceanography, Dona Paula, Goa 403004, India;2. Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad 201002, India |
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| Abstract: | Assemblages of living deep-sea benthic foraminifera, their densities, vertical distribution pattern, and diversity, were investigated in the intermonsoon period after the northeast monsoon in the Arabian Sea in spring 1997. Foraminiferal numbers show a distinct gradient from north to south, with a maximum of 623 foraminifera in 50 cm3 at the northern site. High percentages of small foraminifera were found in the western and northern part of the Arabian Sea. Most stations show a typical vertical distribution with a maximum in the first centimeter and decreasing numbers with increasing sediment depths. But at the central station, high densities can be found even in deeper sediment layers. Diversity is very high at the northern and western sites, but reduced at the central and southern stations. Data and faunal assemblages were compared with studies carried out in 1995. A principal component analysis of intermonsoon assemblages shows that the living benthic foraminifera can be characterized by five principal component communities. Dominant communities influencing each site differ strongly between the two years. In spring 1997, stations in the north, west and central Arabian Sea were dominated by opportunistic species, indicating the influence of fresh sedimentation pulses or enhanced organic carbon fluxes after the northeast monsoon. |
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