Over the past decade,the Mg/Ca ratio in foraminiferal tests has emerged as a valuable paleotemperature proxy.In this study we describe the application of the Mg/Ca paleothermometer with the aim of illustrate its use i...Over the past decade,the Mg/Ca ratio in foraminiferal tests has emerged as a valuable paleotemperature proxy.In this study we describe the application of the Mg/Ca paleothermometer with the aim of illustrate its use in the Mediterranean Basin.We value the influence of the salinity and diagenetic carbonate processes besides temperature as an important environmental factor controlling the foraminiferal Mg/Ca.For this purpose 3 species of展开更多
Previous studies on deep modern benthic foraminifera in the Mediterranean Sea are not abundant and generally are focused at the fossilizing polythalamous component of the foraminiferal assemblages.We present prelimina...Previous studies on deep modern benthic foraminifera in the Mediterranean Sea are not abundant and generally are focused at the fossilizing polythalamous component of the foraminiferal assemblages.We present preliminary results of living(Rose Bengal stained)benthic foraminiferal faunas in bathyal and abyssal sediments.Benthic foraminiferal density, species composition and biomass are determined at 10 sites across a transect from the展开更多
文摘Over the past decade,the Mg/Ca ratio in foraminiferal tests has emerged as a valuable paleotemperature proxy.In this study we describe the application of the Mg/Ca paleothermometer with the aim of illustrate its use in the Mediterranean Basin.We value the influence of the salinity and diagenetic carbonate processes besides temperature as an important environmental factor controlling the foraminiferal Mg/Ca.For this purpose 3 species of
文摘Previous studies on deep modern benthic foraminifera in the Mediterranean Sea are not abundant and generally are focused at the fossilizing polythalamous component of the foraminiferal assemblages.We present preliminary results of living(Rose Bengal stained)benthic foraminiferal faunas in bathyal and abyssal sediments.Benthic foraminiferal density, species composition and biomass are determined at 10 sites across a transect from the