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DEEP-SEA RESEARCH PART I-OCEANOGRAPHIC RESEARCH PAPERS
卷 48, 期 7, 页码 1687-1708出版社
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/S0967-0637(00)00106-0
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particulate flux; paleoceanography; foraminifera; subtropical convergences; oceanic fronts; New Zealand
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Analysis of sediment traps located either side of the Subtropical Front east of New Zealand reveals a strong association between water masses and foraminiferal assemblages, The composition and timing of foraminiferal productivity is distinct between waters north and south of the front; and these differences are also reflected in the assemblages of nearby care-tops, The sediment trap data indicate highly seasonal flux patterns in this region, so sedimentary records may represent flux during a particular season, rather than throughout the annual cycle, This pronounced seasonality has implications for our estimates of the annual temperature range based on faunal assemblages, This study shows that despite strong flux seasonality the annual sea-surface temperature (SST) range is reliably estimated from the sediment trap foraminiferal assemblages by the modern analog technique, The successful estimation of the annual SST range also indicates that the annual flux obtained from these sediment traps is representative of the longer term flux preserved in surface sediments, Care-top assemblages from this region can therefore be directly related to modern sea-surface conditions, providing an analogue for interpreting past environmental change from fossil assemblages. (C) 2001 Elsevier Science Ltd, All rights reserved.
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