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Monsoonal forcing of cold-water coral growth off southeastern Brazil during the past 160 kyr
André Bahr
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Institute of Earth Sciences, Heidelberg University, Im Neuenheimer
Feld 234, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
Monika Doubrawa
Institute of Earth Sciences, Heidelberg University, Im Neuenheimer
Feld 234, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
Earth and Environmental Sciences, KU Leuven, Celestijnenlaan 200e,
3001 Leuven, Belgium
Jürgen Titschack
MARUM – Center for Marine Environmental Sciences, University of
Bremen, Leobener Str. 8, 28359 Bremen, Germany
Senckenberg am Meer, Marine Research Department, 26382 Wilhelmshaven,
Germany
Gregor Austermann
Institute of Earth Sciences, Heidelberg University, Im Neuenheimer
Feld 234, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
Andreas Koutsodendris
Institute of Earth Sciences, Heidelberg University, Im Neuenheimer
Feld 234, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
Dirk Nürnberg
GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research, Wischhofstraße 1–3,
24148 Kiel, Germany
Ana Luiza Albuquerque
Departamento de Geoquímica, Universidade Federal Fluminense,
Outeiro São João Baptista s/n. – Centro, Niterói, RJ, Brazil
Oliver Friedrich
Institute of Earth Sciences, Heidelberg University, Im Neuenheimer
Feld 234, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
Jacek Raddatz
Institute of Geosciences, Goethe University, Frankfurt,
Altenhöferallee 1, 60438 Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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We explore the sensitivity of cold-water corals (CWCs) to environmental changes utilizing a multiproxy approach on a coral-bearing sediment core from off southeastern Brazil. Our results reveal that over the past 160 kyr, CWCs flourished during glacial high-northern-latitude cold events (Heinrich stadials). These periods were associated with anomalous wet phases on the continent enhancing terrigenous nutrient and organic-matter supply to the continental margin, boosting food supply to the CWCs.
We explore the sensitivity of cold-water corals (CWCs) to environmental changes utilizing a...
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