Abundance of organic-walled dinoflagellate cysts in surface sediments from the Atlantic sector of the Southern Ocean (Appendix 2)
Citation
Esper O, Zonneveld K A F (2002). Abundance of organic-walled dinoflagellate cysts in surface sediments from the Atlantic sector of the Southern Ocean (Appendix 2). PANGAEA - Publishing Network for Geoscientific and Environmental Data. Occurrence dataset https://doi.org/10.1594/pangaea.58938 accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-09.Description
Thirty-two surface sediment samples from the Southern Ocean (eastern Atlantic sector), between the Subtropical Front and the Weddell Gyre, were investigated to provide information on the distribution of modern organic-walled dinoflagellate cysts in relation to the oceanic fronts of the Antarctic Circumpolar Current (ACC). A clearly distinguishable distribution pattern was observed in relation to the water masses and fronts of the ACC. The dinoflagellate cysts of species characteristic of open oceanic environments, such as Impagidinium species, are highly abundant around the Subtropical Front, whereas south of this front, cosmopolitan species such as Nematosphaeropsis labyrinthus and the cysts of Protoceratium reticulatum characterise the transition from subtropical to subantarctic surface waters. The subantarctic surface waters are dominated by the cysts of heterotrophic dinoflagellates, such as Protoperidinium spp. and Selenopemphix antarctica. The cysts of Protoperidinium spp. form the dominant part of the assemblages around the Antarctic Polar Front, whereas S. antarctica concentrations increase further to the south. The presence of S. antarctica in sediments of the Maud Rise, a region of seasonal sea-ice cover, reflects its tolerance for low temperatures and sea-ice cover. A previously undescribed species, Cryodinium meridianum gen. nov. sp. nov., has a restricted distribution pattern between the Antarctic Polar Front and the ACC-Weddell Gyre Boundary.Taxonomic Coverages
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Chromistarank: kingdom
Geographic Coverages
Event: GeoB2011-1,
Cape Basin
; Event: GeoB2018-1,
Brazil Basin
; Event: GeoB2019-2,
Brazil Basin
; Event: GeoB2021-4,
Brazil Basin
; Event: GeoB2022-3,
Brazil Basin
; Event: GeoB6407-2,
Central South Atlantic
; Event: GeoB6409-2,
Central South Atlantic
; Event: GeoB6413-4,
Central South Atlantic
; Event: GeoB6414-1,
Central South Atlantic
; Event: GeoB6416-2,
Central South Atlantic
; Event: GeoB6417-2,
Central South Atlantic
; Event: GeoB6418-3,
Central South Atlantic
; Event: GeoB6420-2,
Central South Atlantic
; Event: GeoB6421-1,
Central South Atlantic
; Event: GeoB6422-5,
Central South Atlantic
; Event: GeoB6425-1,
Central South Atlantic
; Event: GeoB6427-1,
Central South Atlantic
; Event: GeoB6429-1,
Central South Atlantic
; Event: PS1451-2,
Maud Rise
; Event: PS1459-4,
Maud Rise
; Event: PS1460-1,
Maud Rise
; Event: PS1585-1,
Maud Rise
; Event: PS1650-1,
Atlantic Indik Ridge
; Event: PS1651-2,
Atlantic Indik Ridge
; Event: PS1652-1,
Atlantic Indik Ridge
; Event: PS1653-2,
Atlantic Indik Ridge
; Event: PS1654-1,
Atlantic Indik Ridge
; Event: PS2230-1,
South Atlantic
; Event: PS2366-1,
South Atlantic Ocean
; Event: PS2367-1,
South Atlantic Ocean
; Event: PS2372-1,
South Atlantic Ocean
; Event: PS2376-2,
South Atlantic Ocean
;
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Karin A F Zonneveld
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