Planktonic foraminifera assemblage composition and flux dynamics inferred from an annual sediment trap record in the central Mediterranean Sea

Béjard, Thibauld M.; Rigual-Hernández, Andrés S.; Tarruella, Javier P.; Flores, José-Abel; Sanchez-Vidal, Anna; Llamas-Cano, Irene; Sierro, Francisco J.

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-21-4051-2024

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https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-21-4051-2024

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https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-21-4051-2024

© Author(s) 2024. This work is distributed under
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Articles | Volume 21, issue 17

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13 Sep 2024

Research article |

| 13 Sep 2024

Planktonic foraminifera assemblage composition and flux dynamics inferred from an annual sediment trap record in the central Mediterranean Sea

Thibauld M. Béjard, Andrés S. Rigual-Hernández, Javier P. Tarruella, José-Abel Flores, Anna Sanchez-Vidal, Irene Llamas-Cano, and Francisco J. Sierro

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https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-21-4051-2024-supplement

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Béjard et al., 2023. Supplementary data. Planktic foraminifera population in a modern Central Mediterranean Sea sediment trap compared to basin-wide and seafloor assemblages Thibauld Béjard https://doi.org/10.17632/tp4v6hm7dc.1

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The Mediterranean Sea is regarded as a climate change hotspot. Documenting the population of planktonic foraminifera is crucial. In the Sicily Channel, fluxes are higher during winter and positively linked with chlorophyll a concentration and cool temperatures. A comparison with other Mediterranean sites shows the transitional aspect of the studied zone. Finally, modern populations significantly differ from those in the sediment, highlighting a possible effect of environmental change.