PHYTOPLANKTON BIOMASS AND SEA-SURFACE TEMPERATURE ESTIMATES FROM SEA-BED DISTRIBUTION OF NANNOFOSSILS AND PLANKTONIC-FORAMINIFERA IN THE BENGUELA UPWELLING SYSTEM

被引：52

作者：

GIRAUDEAU, J

ROGERS, J

机构：

[1] S AFRICAN MUSEUM, MICROPALEONTOL RES UNIT, CAPE TOWN 8000, SOUTH AFRICA

[2] UNIV CAPE TOWN, DEPT GEOL, MARINE GEOSCI UNIT, RONDEBOSCH 7700, SOUTH AFRICA

来源：

MICROPALEONTOLOGY | 1994年 / 40卷 / 03期

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D O I：

10.2307/1485822

中图分类号：

Q91 [古生物学];

学科分类号：

0709 ; 070903 ;

摘要：

The distribution of Recent nannofossils and planktonic foraminifera in 140 surface sediment samples beneath the Benguela system (from 35-degrees-S to 17-degrees-S latitude) are related to mean annual chlorophyll a (0-30m integrated) and sea-surface temperature by factor analysis and regression techniques. Independent Q-mode factor analyses of the floral and faunal census data yield 4 and 3 factors, respectively, explaining in both cases more than 95% of the variance. Their distribution is closely related to the various surface water masses induced by the coastal upwelling process. Multiple regressions show a good correlation between chlorophyll a concentrations and the nannofossil factor loadings, on the one hand, and between sea-surface temperatures and the planktonic foraminiferal factor loadings, on the other. The derived transfer functions reproduce accurately the modern sea-surface conditions of the Benguela system, with standard errors for chlorophyll a and sea-surface temperature estimates of +/-0.93 mg.m-3 and +/-0.43-degrees-C, respectively.

引用

页码：275 / 285

页数：11

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