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https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-20-1505-2023
https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-20-1505-2023
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14 Apr 2023
Research article |  | 14 Apr 2023

Calcification response of planktic foraminifera to environmental change in the western Mediterranean Sea during the industrial era

Thibauld M. Béjard, Andrés S. Rigual-Hernández, José A. Flores, Javier P. Tarruella, Xavier Durrieu de Madron, Isabel Cacho, Neghar Haghipour, Aidan Hunter, and Francisco J. Sierro

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The Mediterranean Sea is undergoing a rapid and unprecedented environmental change. Planktic foraminifera calcification is affected on different timescales. On seasonal and interannual scales, calcification trends differ according to the species and are linked mainly to sea surface temperatures and carbonate system parameters, while comparison with pre/post-industrial assemblages shows that all three species have reduced their calcification between 10 % to 35 % according to the species.
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