Quantitative reconstruction of primary productivity in low latitudes during the last glacial maximum and the mid-to-late Holocene from a global Florisphaera profunda calibration dataset
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2019-02-01
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Ocean net primary productivity (Npp) is a key component of the marine carbon cycle. Multi-model Npp projections based on a few decades of satellite data show large uncertainties, in particular at low latitudes (30°N−30°S). Calibration of sedimentary proxies with satellite-based Npp estimates allows for the quantitative reconstruction of this variable at longer time-scales. Relative abundance of deep-photic zone coccolithophore species Florisphaera profunda in the fossil record can potentially be used as a quantitative proxy for Npp. However, the robustness of this proxy calibration has been tested in very specific oceanographic settings using surface sediment samples. Here, we use a global dataset of surface sediment (n = 1258) and sediment trap (n = 26) samples with relative abundance data of F. profunda (%) to test the robustness of this proxy as a quantitative indicator of Npp. We study the modern and paleo-ecology of this species and the main factors affecting its latitudinal distribution. Results show that F. profunda % is a strong indicator of Npp at latitudes between 30°N and 30°S, while at higher latitudes temperature-related variables are more important. We develop a global calibration model between satellite Npp estimates and F. profunda for the latitudinal range between 30°N and 30°S, and we apply it to several low-latitude sediment cores with available F. profunda counts covering the Late Glacial Maximum (LGM; 24–19 ka) and the Mid-to-Late Holocene period (MLH; <6 ka). Reconstructed Npp during the LGM is 15% higher than during the MLHdue to the intensification of trade winds that enhanced oceanic upwelling at low latitudes.
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205
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166 - 181
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Elsevier
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Global calibration; Paleoceanography; Holocene; Last Glacial Maximum; Carbon cycle; Biogeography; Paleoecology; Coccolithophores; Ocean net primary productivity; Quantitative reconstruction
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03868 - Eglinton, Timothy I. (emeritus) / Eglinton, Timothy I. (emeritus)
09601 - Stoll, Heather / Stoll, Heather
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Is referenced by: handle/20.500.11850/316652Is referenced by: 10.3929/ethz-b-000317658