Articles | Volume 17, issue 6
https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-17-1437-2020
https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-17-1437-2020
Research article
 | 
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

Download

Interactive discussion

Status: closed
Status: closed
AC: Author comment | RC: Referee comment | SC: Short comment | EC: Editor comment
Printer-friendly Version - Printer-friendly version Supplement - Supplement

Peer-review completion

AR: Author's response | RR: Referee report | ED: Editor decision
ED: Reconsider after major revisions (10 Jan 2020) by Carol Robinson
AR by Julie Meilland on behalf of the Authors (13 Jan 2020)  Author's response    Manuscript
ED: Referee Nomination & Report Request started (20 Jan 2020) by Carol Robinson
RR by Anonymous Referee #2 (06 Feb 2020)
RR by Anonymous Referee #3 (07 Feb 2020)
RR by Anonymous Referee #1 (07 Feb 2020)
ED: Publish subject to minor revisions (review by editor) (07 Feb 2020) by Carol Robinson
AR by Anna Wenzel on behalf of the Authors (15 Feb 2020)  Author's response    Manuscript
ED: Publish as is (20 Feb 2020) by Carol Robinson
Download
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.
Altmetrics
Final-revised paper
Preprint