Living coccolith assemblages of surface sediment samples from the Pacific sector of the Southern Ocean
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| author | Saavedra-Pellitero, Mariem Baumann, Karl-Heinz |
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| contents | This study examined recent coccolith surface sediment assemblages across the Pacific sector of the Southern Ocean (from Punta Arenas, Chile toWellington, New Zealand). Twenty five stations located within 44.4°S to 65.4°S and 80.1°W to 174.5°E were selected in order to assess if and how the surface sediment assemblages reflect the present-day coccolithophore community and surface-water oceanographic conditions. The highest numbers of coccoliths in the surface sediments are reached near the East Pacific Rise and close to the Subtropical Front, at the New Zealand Margin (>6x109 coccoliths/g of sediment). The dominant taxa are Emiliania huxleyi (including types A, B, B/C and C), Calcidiscus leptoporus, Gephyrocapsa spp. (including G. muellerae, G. oceanica and G. ericsonii), Umbellosphaera tenuis and Coccolithus braarudii. Despite the recognition of species morphotypes being hampered by carbonate dissolution at some locations, we observed that numbers generally decrease southward until almost a monospecific and sporadic record of E. huxleyi (types B/C and C) and C. leptoporus south of the Polar Front occurs. The recent coccolithophore distribution was compared to already published living coccolithophore distributions (i.e., water column samples collected at the same specific locations) showing a fairly similar pattern. Combining the numbers of cells/l and coccoliths/g of sediment, different coccolithophore assemblages were established coincidentwith areas bounded by the major surface oceanographic fronts, i.e. the Subantarctic Zone and the Polar Front Zone. |
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| spellingShingle | Living coccolith assemblages of surface sediment samples from the Pacific sector of the Southern Ocean Saavedra-Pellitero, Mariem Baumann, Karl-Heinz Acanthoica sp.; ANT-XXVI/2; Calcidiscus leptoporus; Center for Marine Environmental Sciences; Coccoliths; Coccolithus braarudii; DEPTH, sediment/rock; Elevation of event; Emiliania huxleyi; Event label; Florisphaera profunda; Gephyrocapsa ericsonii; Gephyrocapsa muellerae; Gephyrocapsa oceanica; Gephyrocapsa spp.; Helicosphaera carteri; Latitude of event; Longitude of event; MARUM; MUC; MultiCorer; Polarstern; Priority Programme 1158 Antarctic Research with Comparable Investigations in Arctic Sea Ice Areas; PS75/034-1; PS75/049-1; PS75/051-2; PS75/063-2; PS75/065-2; PS75/068-1; PS75/070-1; PS75/072-3; PS75/074-1; PS75/076-1; PS75/080-2; PS75/082-2; PS75/084-1; PS75/085-2; PS75/086-1; PS75/090-6; PS75/091-6; PS75/092-1; PS75/094-3; PS75/095-6; PS75/097-5; PS75/099-1; PS75/100-1; PS75/104-2; PS75/105-1; PS75 BIPOMAC; South-East Pacific; South Pacific Ocean; SPP1158; Syracosphaera spp.; Umbellosphaera tenuis; Umbilicosphaera sp. This study examined recent coccolith surface sediment assemblages across the Pacific sector of the Southern Ocean (from Punta Arenas, Chile toWellington, New Zealand). Twenty five stations located within 44.4°S to 65.4°S and 80.1°W to 174.5°E were selected in order to assess if and how the surface sediment assemblages reflect the present-day coccolithophore community and surface-water oceanographic conditions. The highest numbers of coccoliths in the surface sediments are reached near the East Pacific Rise and close to the Subtropical Front, at the New Zealand Margin (>6x109 coccoliths/g of sediment). The dominant taxa are Emiliania huxleyi (including types A, B, B/C and C), Calcidiscus leptoporus, Gephyrocapsa spp. (including G. muellerae, G. oceanica and G. ericsonii), Umbellosphaera tenuis and Coccolithus braarudii. Despite the recognition of species morphotypes being hampered by carbonate dissolution at some locations, we observed that numbers generally decrease southward until almost a monospecific and sporadic record of E. huxleyi (types B/C and C) and C. leptoporus south of the Polar Front occurs. The recent coccolithophore distribution was compared to already published living coccolithophore distributions (i.e., water column samples collected at the same specific locations) showing a fairly similar pattern. Combining the numbers of cells/l and coccoliths/g of sediment, different coccolithophore assemblages were established coincidentwith areas bounded by the major surface oceanographic fronts, i.e. the Subantarctic Zone and the Polar Front Zone. |
| title | Living coccolith assemblages of surface sediment samples from the Pacific sector of the Southern Ocean |
| topic | Acanthoica sp.; ANT-XXVI/2; Calcidiscus leptoporus; Center for Marine Environmental Sciences; Coccoliths; Coccolithus braarudii; DEPTH, sediment/rock; Elevation of event; Emiliania huxleyi; Event label; Florisphaera profunda; Gephyrocapsa ericsonii; Gephyrocapsa muellerae; Gephyrocapsa oceanica; Gephyrocapsa spp.; Helicosphaera carteri; Latitude of event; Longitude of event; MARUM; MUC; MultiCorer; Polarstern; Priority Programme 1158 Antarctic Research with Comparable Investigations in Arctic Sea Ice Areas; PS75/034-1; PS75/049-1; PS75/051-2; PS75/063-2; PS75/065-2; PS75/068-1; PS75/070-1; PS75/072-3; PS75/074-1; PS75/076-1; PS75/080-2; PS75/082-2; PS75/084-1; PS75/085-2; PS75/086-1; PS75/090-6; PS75/091-6; PS75/092-1; PS75/094-3; PS75/095-6; PS75/097-5; PS75/099-1; PS75/100-1; PS75/104-2; PS75/105-1; PS75 BIPOMAC; South-East Pacific; South Pacific Ocean; SPP1158; Syracosphaera spp.; Umbellosphaera tenuis; Umbilicosphaera sp. |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.867497 |