Refining C. wuellerstorfi and H. elegans Mg/Ca temperature calibrations
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We present core top Mg/Ca, Sr/Ca and δ18O measurements for Cibicidoides wuellerstorfi and Hoeglundina elegans from the Timor Sea and the Makassar Strait, which span a bottom water temperature (BWT) range from 2 to 18 °C. In both species Mg/Ca ratios are positively and significantly correlated with BWT, while δ18O measurements are significantly anti-correlated with BWT. Comparison of calcification temperatures derived from Mg/Ca ratios and δ18O measurements yield comparable results and closely match CTD-measured temperatures. We integrate our results with previously published data sets from the Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Oceans and provide temperature calibration equations over the temperature range from 2 to 12 °C for H. elegans and from 0 to 10 °C for C. wuellerstorfi. We found geographical differences in the relation of benthic Mg/Ca ratios to BWT: C. wuellerstorfi shows Mg/Ca sensitivity to BWT of 19% increase in Mg/Ca per °C for the Atlantic Ocean and of 15% per °C for the Indian and Pacific Oceans. H. elegans shows Mg/Ca sensitivity to BWT of 16% increase in Mg/Ca per °C for the Atlantic Ocean and of 14% per °C for the Indian and Pacific Oceans. C. wuellerstorfi Sr/Ca variability appears to be mainly driven by carbonate ion saturation, whereas H. elegans Sr/Ca variability is closely linked to BWT in the compiled data sets from the Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Oceans.
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Lo Giudice Cappelli , E , Regenberg , M , Holbourn , A , Kuhnt , W , Garbe-Schoenberg , D & Andersen , N 2015 , ' Refining C. wuellerstorfi and H. elegans Mg/Ca temperature calibrations ' , Marine Micropaleontology , vol. 121 , pp. 70-84 . https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marmicro.2015.10.001
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Marine Micropaleontology
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Peer reviewed
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0377-8398Type
Journal article
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© 2015 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. This work has been made available online in accordance with the publisher’s policies. This is the author created, accepted version manuscript following peer review and may differ slightly from the final published version. The final published version of this work is available at https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marmicro.2015.10.001
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Funding for this research was provided by the Marie Curie Action Plan, Seventh Framework Program (Grant no. 237922) and BMBF Grants 03G0217A (MAJA) and 03G0185A (VITAL).Collections
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