Foraminiferal community response to seasonal anoxia in Lake Grevelingen (the Netherlands)

Richirt, Julien; Riedel, Bettina; Mouret, Aurélia; Schweizer, Magali; Langlet, Dewi; Seitaj, Dorina; Meysman, Filip J. R.; Slomp, Caroline P.; Jorissen, Frans J.

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-17-1415-2020

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https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-17-1415-2020

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https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-17-1415-2020

© Author(s) 2020. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Articles | Volume 17, issue 6

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20 Mar 2020

Research article |

| 20 Mar 2020

Foraminiferal community response to seasonal anoxia in Lake Grevelingen (the Netherlands)

Julien Richirt, Bettina Riedel, Aurélia Mouret, Magali Schweizer, Dewi Langlet, Dorina Seitaj, Filip J. R. Meysman, Caroline P. Slomp, and Frans J. Jorissen

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Benthic foraminifera in Lake Grevelingen sediments J. Richirt, B. Riedel, A. Mouret, M. Schweizer, D. Langlet, D. Seitaj, F. J. R. Meysman, C. P. Slomp, and F. J. Jorissen https://doi.pangaea.de/10.1594/PANGAEA.907344

Oxygen penetration depth and H2S detection depth of Lake Grevelingen sediments J. Richirt, B. Riedel, A. Mouret, M. Schweizer, D. Langlet, D. Seitaj, F. J. R. Meysman, C. P. Slomp, and F. J. Jorissen https://doi.pangaea.de/10.1594/PANGAEA.907343

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The paper presents the response of benthic foraminiferal communities to seasonal absence of oxygen coupled with the presence of hydrogen sulfide, considered very harmful for several living organisms. Our results suggest that the foraminiferal community mainly responds as a function of the duration of the adverse conditions. This knowledge is especially useful to better understand the ecology of benthic foraminifera but also in the context of palaeoceanographic interpretations.