This study focused on planktic foraminifera in plankton tows and surface sediments from the western Indian sector of Southern Ocean in order to evaluate the potential foraminiferal secondary calcification and/or disso...This study focused on planktic foraminifera in plankton tows and surface sediments from the western Indian sector of Southern Ocean in order to evaluate the potential foraminiferal secondary calcification and/or dissolution in the sediment. It is found that the symbiotic foraminiferal species are abundant in the subtropical region, whereas non-symbiotic species dominate in the sub-Antarctic and polar frontal regions. The distribution of the symbiotic and non-symbiotic foraminiferal species is controlled by temperature, salinity, light, nutrients and phytoplankton biomass. There is also a lateral southern extent in abundance of planktic foraminifera from surface sediments to plankton tows. The shell weights of the planktic foraminifera N. pachyderma, G. bulloides and G. ruber within the surface sediments are on an average heavier by 27%, 34% and 40% respectively than shells of the same size within the plankton tows, indicative of secondary calcification. The planktic foraminiferal isotopes show the presence of heavier isotopes in the surface sediment foraminifera as compared to plankton tows, thus confirming secondary calcification. Secondary calcification in G. ruber occurs in the euphotic zone, whereas in case of N. pachyderma and G. builoides it is at deeper depths. We also observed a decrease in the shell spines in surface sediment foraminifera as compared to plankton tows, indicative of the morphological changes that foraminifera underwent during gametogenesis.展开更多
Stable isotopes of carbon and oxygen variations in foraminiferal shells have been widely used in paleo-environment studies.However,studies about the shells of benthic foraminifera in methanehydrate-bearing sediments a...Stable isotopes of carbon and oxygen variations in foraminiferal shells have been widely used in paleo-environment studies.However,studies about the shells of benthic foraminifera in methanehydrate-bearing sediments as reliable geochemical proxies to reconstruct the potential methane release events in the geologic past are rare.In this study,we present the stable carbon and oxygen isotopes of fossil benthic foraminifera including one epifaunal species(Cibicidoides wuellerstorfi)and two infaunal species(Bulimina mexicana and Uvigerina peregrina)from the Site U1447 of IODP 353 Expedition to trace methane events in the Andaman Sea,where one of the thickest and deepest gas hydrate stability zones was discovered.Theδ^(13)C values of benthic foraminifera show that there are eight distinct intervals with negative values in the last~10 Myr,interpreted as a record of long-term fluctuations in methane emission.Six of these methane events occurred during the glacial sea-level lowstands in the last~1.1 Myr.We,therefore,infer that the trigger mechanism for these events might be the hydrate destabilization caused by sea level fall.The methane events that occurred at~2.11 and~5.93 Ma are more likely related to the sudden changes in sedimentation,either slide events or marked variations in sedimentation rate.展开更多
A high-resolution integrated study has been performed in a super-expanded marine record(sedimentation rate spanning from 11 cm/100 years to 20 cm/100 years)from the continental shelf area of the southeastern Tyrrhe...A high-resolution integrated study has been performed in a super-expanded marine record(sedimentation rate spanning from 11 cm/100 years to 20 cm/100 years)from the continental shelf area of the southeastern Tyrrhenian Sea.Planktonic foraminiferal distribution illustrates 6 major environmental changes during the past 2000 years:(i)the Roman Period-Dark Age transition(from herbivorous-opportunistic to carnivorous species);(ii)the Dark Age-MCA transition(from carnivorous to herbivorous-opportunistic species);(iii)the Medieval Classic Anomaly-Little Ice Age transition(a further and definitive change from carnivorous to herbivorous-opportunistic species);(iv)the period during the Maunder event between approximately 1720 AD and 1740 AD(turnover from the carnivorous planktonic foraminifer Globigerinodes ruber to the herbivorous-opportunistic planktonic foraminifer Turborotalita quinqueloba);(v)the Industrial Period(dominance of herbivorous-opportunistic planktonic foraminifera);and(vi)the Modern Warm Period at approximately 1940 AD(the last turnover in favor of herbivorous-opportunistic planktonic foraminifers,associated with an increase in benthic foraminifera).Our studies lead us to link this latter feature to an anthropogenic impact associated with the damming of Sele River(Salerno Gulf)at 1934 AD,which induced a change in the sediment input with a strong decrease in coarse-grained fraction and a probable alteration in nutrient supply.Theδ^(18)O_(G.ruber) record of the past 2000 years shows the alternation of warm/wet and cold/dry events related to the Roman Period,the Dark Age,the Medieval Classic Anomaly,the Little Ice Age,the Industrial Period and the Modern Warm Period.The 5 evidentδ^(18)O_(G.ruber) oscillations(between approximately 1325 AD and 1940 AD)coincide with the 5 minima in the solar activity record(Wolf,Spörer,Maunder,Dalton and Damon events).展开更多
Oxyegen and carbon isotopic ratios in the Quatermary-Pliocene,Pleistocene and Eocene Benthonic foraminiferahave been investigated from a single core drilled inthe East
Seeking for an effective method to probe further the relation among Tibetan Plateau, climatic events, and natural environmental changes in the Zoige Basin, we proposed a physical model for the reconstruction of climat...Seeking for an effective method to probe further the relation among Tibetan Plateau, climatic events, and natural environmental changes in the Zoige Basin, we proposed a physical model for the reconstruction of climate and environment and a preliminary application was conducted on the 45 m (about 200 ka BP ), upper part of Core RM (310 m long) drilled in the Zoige Basin (33°57’N, 102°21’E), on the eastern Tibetan Plateau. The results showed that: a) in the Zoige region, the maximum temperature in the period equivalent to Stage 7 in the deep sea stable oxygen record was 2.7℃ higher than that at present; b) Stage 6 temperature was 4.3℃ lower than that at present; c) Stage 5 peak temperature was 5.2℃ higher than that at present; d) Stage 4 average temperature should have been 2-3℃ lower than that at present; and e) Stage 3 temperature differences within the period were more than 4℃. It was found that during Stage 6 (140-160 ka BP) the environment in the Zoige Basin was extraordinary, representing a transition period from warm dry and cold wet to warm wet and cold dry environmental conditions due to the uplift that occurred on the Tibetan Plateau at this period.展开更多
This study of the Paleocene--Eocene boundary within a foreland basin of southern Tibet, which was dominated by a carbonate ramp depositional environment, documents more complex environmental conditions than can be der...This study of the Paleocene--Eocene boundary within a foreland basin of southern Tibet, which was dominated by a carbonate ramp depositional environment, documents more complex environmental conditions than can be derived from studies of the deep oceanic environment. Extinction rates for larger foraminiferal species in the Zongpu-1 Section apply to up to 46% of the larger foraminiferal taxa. The extinction rate in southern Tibet is similar to rates elsewhere in the world, but it shows that the Paleocene fauna disappeared stepwise through the Late Paleocene, with Eocene taxa appearing abruptly above the boundary. A foraminifera turnover was identified between Members 3 and 4 of the Zongpu Formation-from the Miscellanea--Daviesina assemblage to an Orbitolites-Alveolina assemblage. The Paleocene and Eocene boundary is between the SBZ 4 and SBZ 5, where it is marked by the extinction of Miscellanea miscella and the first appearance of Alveolina ellipsodalis and a large number of Orbitolites. Chemostratigraphically, the δ^13C values from both the Zongpu-1 and Zongpu-2 Sections show three negative excursions in the transitional strata, one in Late Paleocene, one at the boundary, and one in the early Eocene. The second negative excursion of δ^13C, which is located at the P-E boundary, coincides with larger foraminifera overturn. These faunal changes and the observed δ^13C negative excursions provide new evidence on environmental changes across the Paleocene--Eocene boundary in Tibet.展开更多
A detailed stable isotopic study based on benthic foraminifera from 1165 samples of ODP Site 1148 (18° 50.17.3’N, 116° 33.93’E, water depth 3308.3 m), northern South China Sea, provides an excellent oxygen...A detailed stable isotopic study based on benthic foraminifera from 1165 samples of ODP Site 1148 (18° 50.17.3’N, 116° 33.93’E, water depth 3308.3 m), northern South China Sea, provides an excellent oxygen isotopic record with an average resolution of 30 ka. It contains the most continuous δ18O data with highest resolution for the whole Neogene sequence in the world. The δ18O curve shows a step-like increasing upwards and records 5 increases, 3 decreases and 2 stable stages during the Neogene, reflecting the general trend of global cooling. Among these events the δ18O decrease at 17.2–14.5 Ma, and two δ18O increases at 14.5-13.6 and 3.0-2.4 Ma are most marked and globally comparable. The intervals at 13.6-10.2 and 6.0-3.0 Ma with the lowest-amplitude and least fluctuation in δ18O represent the most stable bottom water periods for the South China Sea.展开更多
文摘This study focused on planktic foraminifera in plankton tows and surface sediments from the western Indian sector of Southern Ocean in order to evaluate the potential foraminiferal secondary calcification and/or dissolution in the sediment. It is found that the symbiotic foraminiferal species are abundant in the subtropical region, whereas non-symbiotic species dominate in the sub-Antarctic and polar frontal regions. The distribution of the symbiotic and non-symbiotic foraminiferal species is controlled by temperature, salinity, light, nutrients and phytoplankton biomass. There is also a lateral southern extent in abundance of planktic foraminifera from surface sediments to plankton tows. The shell weights of the planktic foraminifera N. pachyderma, G. bulloides and G. ruber within the surface sediments are on an average heavier by 27%, 34% and 40% respectively than shells of the same size within the plankton tows, indicative of secondary calcification. The planktic foraminiferal isotopes show the presence of heavier isotopes in the surface sediment foraminifera as compared to plankton tows, thus confirming secondary calcification. Secondary calcification in G. ruber occurs in the euphotic zone, whereas in case of N. pachyderma and G. builoides it is at deeper depths. We also observed a decrease in the shell spines in surface sediment foraminifera as compared to plankton tows, indicative of the morphological changes that foraminifera underwent during gametogenesis.
基金supported by the National Key R&D Program of China(No.2018YFC031000404)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.42276068)State Key Laboratory of Marine Geology,Tongji University(No.MGK202206)。
文摘Stable isotopes of carbon and oxygen variations in foraminiferal shells have been widely used in paleo-environment studies.However,studies about the shells of benthic foraminifera in methanehydrate-bearing sediments as reliable geochemical proxies to reconstruct the potential methane release events in the geologic past are rare.In this study,we present the stable carbon and oxygen isotopes of fossil benthic foraminifera including one epifaunal species(Cibicidoides wuellerstorfi)and two infaunal species(Bulimina mexicana and Uvigerina peregrina)from the Site U1447 of IODP 353 Expedition to trace methane events in the Andaman Sea,where one of the thickest and deepest gas hydrate stability zones was discovered.Theδ^(13)C values of benthic foraminifera show that there are eight distinct intervals with negative values in the last~10 Myr,interpreted as a record of long-term fluctuations in methane emission.Six of these methane events occurred during the glacial sea-level lowstands in the last~1.1 Myr.We,therefore,infer that the trigger mechanism for these events might be the hydrate destabilization caused by sea level fall.The methane events that occurred at~2.11 and~5.93 Ma are more likely related to the sudden changes in sedimentation,either slide events or marked variations in sedimentation rate.
基金C90 and C836 gravity-cores have been collected by the IAMC-CNR(Napoli)aboard the CNR-Urania vessel while C90_1m gravity core has been acquired(using the core system SW104)aboard the CNR-Thetis vessel.The authors thank Werner Piller and Luca Maria Foresi for their useful comments and suggestions.Moreover,many thanks are given to Rita Barra for a final revision of the English text.This research has been financially supported by the Project of Strategic Interest NextData PNR 2011-2013(www.nextdataproject.it).This is an ISMAR-CNR contribution(no.1787).
文摘A high-resolution integrated study has been performed in a super-expanded marine record(sedimentation rate spanning from 11 cm/100 years to 20 cm/100 years)from the continental shelf area of the southeastern Tyrrhenian Sea.Planktonic foraminiferal distribution illustrates 6 major environmental changes during the past 2000 years:(i)the Roman Period-Dark Age transition(from herbivorous-opportunistic to carnivorous species);(ii)the Dark Age-MCA transition(from carnivorous to herbivorous-opportunistic species);(iii)the Medieval Classic Anomaly-Little Ice Age transition(a further and definitive change from carnivorous to herbivorous-opportunistic species);(iv)the period during the Maunder event between approximately 1720 AD and 1740 AD(turnover from the carnivorous planktonic foraminifer Globigerinodes ruber to the herbivorous-opportunistic planktonic foraminifer Turborotalita quinqueloba);(v)the Industrial Period(dominance of herbivorous-opportunistic planktonic foraminifera);and(vi)the Modern Warm Period at approximately 1940 AD(the last turnover in favor of herbivorous-opportunistic planktonic foraminifers,associated with an increase in benthic foraminifera).Our studies lead us to link this latter feature to an anthropogenic impact associated with the damming of Sele River(Salerno Gulf)at 1934 AD,which induced a change in the sediment input with a strong decrease in coarse-grained fraction and a probable alteration in nutrient supply.Theδ^(18)O_(G.ruber) record of the past 2000 years shows the alternation of warm/wet and cold/dry events related to the Roman Period,the Dark Age,the Medieval Classic Anomaly,the Little Ice Age,the Industrial Period and the Modern Warm Period.The 5 evidentδ^(18)O_(G.ruber) oscillations(between approximately 1325 AD and 1940 AD)coincide with the 5 minima in the solar activity record(Wolf,Spörer,Maunder,Dalton and Damon events).
文摘Oxyegen and carbon isotopic ratios in the Quatermary-Pliocene,Pleistocene and Eocene Benthonic foraminiferahave been investigated from a single core drilled inthe East
文摘Seeking for an effective method to probe further the relation among Tibetan Plateau, climatic events, and natural environmental changes in the Zoige Basin, we proposed a physical model for the reconstruction of climate and environment and a preliminary application was conducted on the 45 m (about 200 ka BP ), upper part of Core RM (310 m long) drilled in the Zoige Basin (33°57’N, 102°21’E), on the eastern Tibetan Plateau. The results showed that: a) in the Zoige region, the maximum temperature in the period equivalent to Stage 7 in the deep sea stable oxygen record was 2.7℃ higher than that at present; b) Stage 6 temperature was 4.3℃ lower than that at present; c) Stage 5 peak temperature was 5.2℃ higher than that at present; d) Stage 4 average temperature should have been 2-3℃ lower than that at present; and e) Stage 3 temperature differences within the period were more than 4℃. It was found that during Stage 6 (140-160 ka BP) the environment in the Zoige Basin was extraordinary, representing a transition period from warm dry and cold wet to warm wet and cold dry environmental conditions due to the uplift that occurred on the Tibetan Plateau at this period.
基金done under the auspices of the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Project No.40872016)National Project 973(Project No.2006CB701403) of China and Ministry of Education of China(Project No.20070491512)
文摘This study of the Paleocene--Eocene boundary within a foreland basin of southern Tibet, which was dominated by a carbonate ramp depositional environment, documents more complex environmental conditions than can be derived from studies of the deep oceanic environment. Extinction rates for larger foraminiferal species in the Zongpu-1 Section apply to up to 46% of the larger foraminiferal taxa. The extinction rate in southern Tibet is similar to rates elsewhere in the world, but it shows that the Paleocene fauna disappeared stepwise through the Late Paleocene, with Eocene taxa appearing abruptly above the boundary. A foraminifera turnover was identified between Members 3 and 4 of the Zongpu Formation-from the Miscellanea--Daviesina assemblage to an Orbitolites-Alveolina assemblage. The Paleocene and Eocene boundary is between the SBZ 4 and SBZ 5, where it is marked by the extinction of Miscellanea miscella and the first appearance of Alveolina ellipsodalis and a large number of Orbitolites. Chemostratigraphically, the δ^13C values from both the Zongpu-1 and Zongpu-2 Sections show three negative excursions in the transitional strata, one in Late Paleocene, one at the boundary, and one in the early Eocene. The second negative excursion of δ^13C, which is located at the P-E boundary, coincides with larger foraminifera overturn. These faunal changes and the observed δ^13C negative excursions provide new evidence on environmental changes across the Paleocene--Eocene boundary in Tibet.
基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 49999560) and the State Key Basic Research and Development Plan (Grant No. 2000078502).
文摘A detailed stable isotopic study based on benthic foraminifera from 1165 samples of ODP Site 1148 (18° 50.17.3’N, 116° 33.93’E, water depth 3308.3 m), northern South China Sea, provides an excellent oxygen isotopic record with an average resolution of 30 ka. It contains the most continuous δ18O data with highest resolution for the whole Neogene sequence in the world. The δ18O curve shows a step-like increasing upwards and records 5 increases, 3 decreases and 2 stable stages during the Neogene, reflecting the general trend of global cooling. Among these events the δ18O decrease at 17.2–14.5 Ma, and two δ18O increases at 14.5-13.6 and 3.0-2.4 Ma are most marked and globally comparable. The intervals at 13.6-10.2 and 6.0-3.0 Ma with the lowest-amplitude and least fluctuation in δ18O represent the most stable bottom water periods for the South China Sea.
