(Table 1) Age determination on various planktonic foraminifera from Ontong Java Plateau core top sediments

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Hauptverfasser: Barker, Stephen, Broecker, Wallace S, Clark, Elizabeth, Hajdas, Irka
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author Barker, Stephen
Broecker, Wallace S
Clark, Elizabeth
Hajdas, Irka
author_facet Barker, Stephen
Broecker, Wallace S
Clark, Elizabeth
Hajdas, Irka
collection Datos científicos de ciencias marinas y ambientales
contents Shells of coexisting species of planktonic foraminifera from the Ontong Java Plateau reveal radiocarbon age offsets of up to 2200 years. Similar offsets are found between fragments and whole shells of single species. Steady state modelling of dissolution and bioturbation within the sedimentary mixed layer predicts age differences of up to several kiloyears due to the interplay between differential dissolution and fragmentation of foraminifer shells and bioturbation. The observation that fragile foraminiferal shells are systematically older than those of more robust species is more difficult to explain. Mechanisms of chemical erosion, interface dissolution, and sediment redistribution are all apparently unable to explain this phenomenon. A possible solution is presented in which a particular species may be represented by two distinct classes of shells which are more or less robust. In this case, differential dissolution and fragmentation causes an increase in the mean age as the fragile class contributes less to the remaining intact shells. This study highlights the vulnerability of low sedimentation rate cores to the effects of dissolution and bioturbation.
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spellingShingle (Table 1) Age determination on various planktonic foraminifera from Ontong Java Plateau core top sediments
Barker, Stephen
Broecker, Wallace S
Clark, Elizabeth
Hajdas, Irka
Age, 14C AMS; Age, dated; Age, dated, standard deviation; Age, dated material; BC; Box corer; DEPTH, sediment/rock; Event label; Latitude of event; Longitude of event; Moana Wave; MW9109; MW9109-36BC; MW9109-56BC; MW9109-63BC; MW9109-74BC; Ontong Java Plateau; Optional event label; Pacific; PC; Piston corer; Sample mass
Shells of coexisting species of planktonic foraminifera from the Ontong Java Plateau reveal radiocarbon age offsets of up to 2200 years. Similar offsets are found between fragments and whole shells of single species. Steady state modelling of dissolution and bioturbation within the sedimentary mixed layer predicts age differences of up to several kiloyears due to the interplay between differential dissolution and fragmentation of foraminifer shells and bioturbation. The observation that fragile foraminiferal shells are systematically older than those of more robust species is more difficult to explain. Mechanisms of chemical erosion, interface dissolution, and sediment redistribution are all apparently unable to explain this phenomenon. A possible solution is presented in which a particular species may be represented by two distinct classes of shells which are more or less robust. In this case, differential dissolution and fragmentation causes an increase in the mean age as the fragile class contributes less to the remaining intact shells. This study highlights the vulnerability of low sedimentation rate cores to the effects of dissolution and bioturbation.
title (Table 1) Age determination on various planktonic foraminifera from Ontong Java Plateau core top sediments
topic Age, 14C AMS; Age, dated; Age, dated, standard deviation; Age, dated material; BC; Box corer; DEPTH, sediment/rock; Event label; Latitude of event; Longitude of event; Moana Wave; MW9109; MW9109-36BC; MW9109-56BC; MW9109-63BC; MW9109-74BC; Ontong Java Plateau; Optional event label; Pacific; PC; Piston corer; Sample mass
url https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.833118