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Distribution of planktonic foraminifera in the subtropical South Atlantic: depth hierarchy of controlling factors
MARUM – Center for Marine Environmental Sciences, University of Bremen, 28359 Bremen, Germany
Programa de Pós-Graduação em Geoquímica Ambiental, Universidade Federal Fluminense, Niterói, 24.020-141 Rio de Janiero, Brazil
Raphaël Morard
MARUM – Center for Marine Environmental Sciences, University of Bremen, 28359 Bremen, Germany
Lukas Jonkers
MARUM – Center for Marine Environmental Sciences, University of Bremen, 28359 Bremen, Germany
Igor M. Venancio
Center for Weather Forecasting and Climate Studies (CPTEC), National Institute for Space Research (INPE), Rodovia Pres. Dutra, Cachoeira Paulista, 12.630-000 São Paulo, Brazil
Runa Reuter
MARUM – Center for Marine Environmental Sciences, University of Bremen, 28359 Bremen, Germany
Adrian Baumeister
MARUM – Center for Marine Environmental Sciences, University of Bremen, 28359 Bremen, Germany
Ana Luiza Albuquerque
Programa de Pós-Graduação em Geoquímica Ambiental, Universidade Federal Fluminense, Niterói, 24.020-141 Rio de Janiero, Brazil
Michal Kucera
MARUM – Center for Marine Environmental Sciences, University of Bremen, 28359 Bremen, Germany
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We observed that living planktonic foraminifera had distinct vertically distributed communities across the Subtropical South Atlantic. In addition, a hierarchic alternation of environmental parameters was measured to control the distribution of planktonic foraminifer's species depending on the water depth. This implies that not only temperature but also productivity and subsurface processes are signed in fossil assemblages, which could be used to perform paleoceanographic reconstructions.
We observed that living planktonic foraminifera had distinct vertically distributed communities...
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