Articles | Volume 14, issue 4
https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-14-827-2017
https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-14-827-2017
Research article
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24 Feb 2017
Research article |  | 24 Feb 2017

Factors controlling the depth habitat of planktonic foraminifera in the subtropical eastern North Atlantic

Andreia Rebotim, Antje H. L. Voelker, Lukas Jonkers, Joanna J. Waniek, Helge Meggers, Ralf Schiebel, Igaratza Fraile, Michael Schulz, and Michal Kucera

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Biogeochemical properties of the winterly upper water column between Madeira and Azores J. J. Waniek, S. Krüger, J. Brust, H. Howa, A. Robotim, H. Huth, C. Thiede, O. Kebkal, and G. Pleskach https://doi.org/10.2312/cr_po377

Biogeochemical properties of the upper water column in the Madeira Basin especially within the Azores Front J. J. Waniek, I. Hand, J. Brust, T. Kuhnt, A. Robotim, H. Huth, C. Thiede, O. Kebkal, G. Lehnert, and U. Hehl https://doi.org/10.2312/cr_po383

Living and dead planktonic foraminifera faunal data from NE Atlantic multinet hauls A. Rebotim, A. H. L. Voelker, L. Jonkers, J. J. Waniek, H. Meggers, R. Schiebel, I. Fraile, M. Schulz, M. Kucera https://doi.pangaea.de/10.1594/PANGAEA.872477

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Planktonic foraminifera species depth habitat remains poorly constrained and the existing conceptual models are not sufficiently tested by observational data. Here we present a synthesis of living planktonic foraminifera abundance data in the subtropical eastern North Atlantic from vertical plankton tows. We also test potential environmental factors influencing the species depth habitat and investigate yearly or lunar migration cycles. These findings may impact paleoceanographic studies.
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