The response of benthic foraminifers to carbon flux and primary production in the Arctic Ocean

被引:148
作者
Wollenburg, JE [1 ]
Kuhnt, W [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Kiel, Dept Geosci, Kiel, Germany
关键词
benthic foraminifera; primary production; Arctic Ocean; biogeography;
D O I
10.1016/S0377-8398(00)00039-6
中图分类号
Q91 [古生物学];
学科分类号
0709 ; 070903 ;
摘要
We examine the quantitative composition of benthic foraminiferal assemblages of Rose Bengal-stained surface samples from 37 stations in the Laptev Sea, and combine this data set with an existing data set along a transect from Spitsbergen to the central Arctic Ocean. Foraminiferal test accumulation rates, diversity, faunal composition and statistically defined foraminiferal associations are analysed for Living (Rose Bengal-stained) and dead foraminifers. We compare the results of several benthic foraminiferal diversity indices and statistically defined foraminiferal associations, including Fisher's alpha and Shannon-Wiener diversity indices, Q-mode principal component analysis and correspondence analysis. Diversity and faunal density (standing stock) of living benthic foraminifers are positively correlated to trophic resources. In contrast, the accumulation rate of dead foraminifers (BFAR) shows fluctuating values depending on test disintegration processes. Foraminiferal associations defined by Q-mode principal component analysis and correspondence analysis are comparable. The factor values of the correspondence analysis allow a quantitative correlation between the foraminiferal fauna and the local carbon flux, which may be used as a tool to estimate changes in primary productivity. (C) 2000 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.
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页码:189 / 231
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