Journal
JOURNAL OF QUATERNARY SCIENCE
Volume 16, Issue 7, Pages 603-620Publisher
WILEY
DOI: 10.1002/jqs.658
Keywords
Canadian Arctic channels; Beaufort Sea; North Water polynya; dinoflagellate cysts; primary productivity
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The Canadian Arctic is a major gateway for transport of freshwater from the Arctic Ocean to the North Atlantic. This region comprises the Beaufort Sea, the Canadian Arctic Archipelago (CAA) and northern sections of Baffin and Hudson bays. Subregional differences include major freshwater runoff to the Beaufort Sea and Hudson Bay, presence of Pacific and Atlantic Intermediate water in the west, and Atlantic Water in Baffin and Hudson bays. Principal component analysis of 50 core-top samples shows four subregional dinoflagellate cyst assemblages. Outer Beaufort Shelf Assemblage I is co-dominated by Operculodinium centrocarpum s.l. and Brigantedinium spp., with minor cysts of Pentapharsodinium dalei, Algidasphaeridium? minutum s.l. and cysts of Polykrikos spp. Assemblage II in the Canadian Arctic Archipelago is co-dominated by Brigantedinium sop., A.? minutum s.l. and cysts of Polykrikos spp., including two Arctic morphotypes. Assemblage III in the North Water polynya exclusively comprises A.? minutum s.l. and Brigantedinium spp. Assemblage IV in Baffin Bay is dominated by O. centrocarpum s.l. and Spiniferites spp., with Brigantedinium spp. on the shelves. The ratio of gonyaulacoid to protoperidinioid cysts (G : P) generally decreases with increased sea-ice cover, but it may also decrease in river plumes and in polynyas. Copyright (C) 2001 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
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