Contrasting vertical distributions of recent planktic foraminifera  off Indonesia during the southeast monsoon: implications for paleoceanographic reconstructions

Tapia, Raúl; Ho, Sze Ling; Wang, Hui-Yu; Groeneveld, Jeroen; Mohtadi, Mahyar

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-19-3185-2022

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https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-19-3185-2022

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https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-19-3185-2022

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Articles | Volume 19, issue 13

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07 Jul 2022

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| 07 Jul 2022

Contrasting vertical distributions of recent planktic foraminifera off Indonesia during the southeast monsoon: implications for paleoceanographic reconstructions

Raúl Tapia, Sze Ling Ho, Hui-Yu Wang, Jeroen Groeneveld, and Mahyar Mohtadi

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Contrasting vertical distributions of recent planktic foraminifera off Indonesia during the southeast monsoon: implications for paleoceanographic reconstructions Raúl Tapia https://doi.pangaea.de/10.1594/PANGAEA.941895

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We report census counts of planktic foraminifera in depth-stratified plankton net samples off Indonesia. Our results show that the vertical distribution of foraminifera species routinely used in paleoceanographic reconstructions varies in hydrographically distinct regions, likely in response to food availability. Consequently, the thermal gradient based on mixed layer and thermocline dwellers also differs for these regions, suggesting potential implications for paleoceanographic reconstructions.