I/Ca ratios in benthic foraminifera from the Peruvian oxygen minimum zone: analytical methodology and evaluation as a proxy for redox conditions

Glock, N.; Liebetrau, V.; Eisenhauer, A.

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-11-7077-2014

Articles | Volume 11, issue 23

https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-11-7077-2014

© Author(s) 2014. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.

https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-11-7077-2014

© Author(s) 2014. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.

Articles | Volume 11, issue 23

Research article

|

12 Dec 2014

Research article |

| 12 Dec 2014

I/Ca ratios in benthic foraminifera from the Peruvian oxygen minimum zone: analytical methodology and evaluation as a proxy for redox conditions

N. Glock, V. Liebetrau, and A. Eisenhauer

Download

Final revised paper (published on 12 Dec 2014)
Preprint (discussion started on 29 Jul 2014)

Interactive discussion

Status: closed

AC: Author comment | RC: Referee comment | SC: Short comment | EC: Editor comment

- Printer-friendly version

- Supplement

RC C5505: 'review bg-2014-335: „I/Ca ratios in benthic foraminifera from the Peruvian 1 oxygen minimum zone: Analytical methodology and evaluation as proxy for redox conditions” by Glock et al.', Jelle Bijma, 28 Sep 2014
- AC C5708: 'Author response', Nicolaas Glock, 07 Oct 2014
RC C5548: 'Referee Comment', Anonymous Referee #1, 30 Sep 2014
- AC C5704: 'Author response', Nicolaas Glock, 07 Oct 2014

Peer-review completion

AR: Author's response | RR: Referee report | ED: Editor decision

AR by Nicolaas Glock on behalf of the Authors (07 Oct 2014) Author's response Manuscript

ED: Publish as is (21 Oct 2014) by Hiroshi Kitazato

AR by Nicolaas Glock on behalf of the Authors (21 Oct 2014)

Short summary

Our study explores the correlation of I/Ca ratios in four benthic foraminiferal species (three calcitic, one aragonitic) from the Peruvian OMZ with bottom water oxygenation ([O2]BW), and evaluates foraminiferal I/Ca ratios as a possible redox proxy. All species have a positive trend in the I/Ca ratios as a function of [O2]BW. Only for the aragonitic species Hoeglundina elegans is this trend not significant. The highest significance has been found for Uvigerina striata.