Modern benthic foraminifer distribution in the Amerasian Basin, Arctic Ocean
Micropaleontology
By: S. E. Ishman and K.M. Foley
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Abstract
A total of 38 box cores were collected from the Amerasian Basin, Arctic Ocean during the U.S. Geological Survey 1992 (PI92-AR) and 1993 (PI93-AR) Arctic Cruises aboard the U.S. Coast Guard Icebreaker Polar Star. In addition, the cruises collected geophysical data, piston cores and hydrographic data to address the geologic and oceanographic history of the western Arctic Ocean. This paper reports the results of the quantitative analyses of benthic foraminifer distribution data of the total (live + dead) assemblages derived from 22 box core-top samples. The results show that a distinct depth distribution of three dominant benthic foraminifer assemblages, the Textularia spp. - Spiroplectammina biformis, Cassidulina teretis and Oridorsalis tener - Eponides tumidulus Biofacies are strongly controlled by the dominant water masses within the Canada Basin: the Arctic Surface Water, Arctic Intermediate Water and Canada Basin Deep Water. The faunal distributions and their oceanographic associations in the Canada Basin are consistent with observations of benthic foraminifer distributions from other regions within the Arctic Ocean.
Suggested Citation
Ishman, S., Foley, K., 1996, Modern benthic foraminifer distribution in the Amerasian Basin, Arctic Ocean: Micropaleontology, v. 42, no. 2, p. 206-220.
| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | Modern benthic foraminifer distribution in the Amerasian Basin, Arctic Ocean |
| Series title | Micropaleontology |
| Volume | 42 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Year Published | 1996 |
| Language | English |
| Larger Work Type | Article |
| Larger Work Subtype | Journal Article |
| Larger Work Title | Micropaleontology |
| First page | 206 |
| Last page | 220 |