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Reconstruction of deep-water conditions in the North Atlantic during MIS 9 based on benthic foraminiferal assemblages

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Marine isotope stage (MIS) 9 is one of the least investigated Pleistocene interglaciations. The present study describes reconstructions of deep-water conditions during this time interval based on benthic foraminiferal assemblages from sediment core M23414 (Rockall Plateau, North Atlantic). The results of faunal analysis were supported by planktic δ18O, sea surface temperature reconstructions based on planktic foraminiferal assemblages and content of ice rafted debris. Statistical data processing using principal component analysis revealed five climate-related benthic foraminiferal associations that changed in response to alterations of deep-water circulation.

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  1. Faculty of Geography and Geoecology, Saint Petersburg State University, Petersburg, Russia

    S. A. Kostygov

  2. Leibniz Institute of Marine Sciences (IFM-GEOMAR), Kiel, Germany

    E. S. Kandiano

  3. Mainz Academy of Sciences and Literature, Mainz, Germany

    H. A. Bauch

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Original Russian Text © S.A. Kostygov, E.S. Kandiano, H.A. Bauch, 2010, published in Okeanologiya, 2010, Vol. 50, No. 3, pp. 429–439.

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Kostygov, S.A., Kandiano, E.S. & Bauch, H.A. Reconstruction of deep-water conditions in the North Atlantic during MIS 9 based on benthic foraminiferal assemblages. Oceanology 50, 397–407 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1134/S0001437010030094

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