Population dynamics of modern planktonic foraminifera in the western Barents Sea

Meilland, Julie; Howa, Hélène; Hulot, Vivien; Demangel, Isaline; Salaün, Joëlle; Garlan, Thierry

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-17-1437-2020

Articles | Volume 17, issue 6

https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-17-1437-2020

© Author(s) 2020. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-17-1437-2020

© Author(s) 2020. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Articles | Volume 17, issue 6

Research article

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23 Mar 2020

Research article |

| 23 Mar 2020

Population dynamics of modern planktonic foraminifera in the western Barents Sea

Julie Meilland, Hélène Howa, Vivien Hulot, Isaline Demangel, Joëlle Salaün, and Thierry Garlan

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RC1: 'RC to the paper', Anonymous Referee #1, 25 Nov 2019
- AC2: 'Authors answer to Referee's comments', Julie Meilland, 08 Jan 2020
RC2: 'Review of Meiland et al.', Anonymous Referee #2, 25 Nov 2019
- AC1: 'Authors answer to Referee's comments', Julie Meilland, 08 Jan 2020

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ED: Reconsider after major revisions (10 Jan 2020) by Carol Robinson

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ED: Publish subject to minor revisions (review by editor) (07 Feb 2020) by Carol Robinson

AR by Julie Meilland on behalf of the Authors (11 Feb 2020)

ED: Publish as is (20 Feb 2020) by Carol Robinson

AR by Julie Meilland on behalf of the Authors (20 Feb 2020)

Short summary

This study reports on planktonic foraminifera (PF) diversity and distribution in the Barents Sea. The species Globigerinita uvula and Turborotalita quinqueloba dominate the water column while surface sediments are dominated by Neogloboquadrina pachyderma. We hypothesize the unusual dominance of G. uvula in the water to be a seasonal signal or a result of climate forcing. Size-normalized-protein concentrations of PF show a northward decrease, suggesting biomass to vary with the environment.