(Table S1) Relative abundances of coccolithophore taxa in surface sediment samples from the Equatorial and Southeastern Pacific

Mariem Saavedra-Pellitero; José-Abel Flores; Karl-Heinz Baumann; Francisco Javier Sierro

doi:10.1594/pangaea.746273

(Table S1) Relative abundances of coccolithophore taxa in surface sediment samples from the Equatorial and Southeastern Pacific

Citation

Saavedra-Pellitero M, Flores J, Baumann K, Sierro F J (2010). (Table S1) Relative abundances of coccolithophore taxa in surface sediment samples from the Equatorial and Southeastern Pacific. PANGAEA - Data Publisher for Earth & Environmental Science. Occurrence dataset https://doi.org/10.1594/pangaea.746273 accessed via GBIF.org on 2024-12-13.

Description

This study aims to contribute to a more detailed knowledge of the biogeography of coccolithophores in the Equatorial and Southeastern Pacific Ocean. Census data of fossil coccoliths are presented in a suite of core-top sediment samples from 15°N to 50.6°S and from 71°W to 93°W. Following standard preparation of smear slides, a total of 19 taxa are recognized in light microscopy and their relative abundances are determined for 134 surface sediment samples. Considering the multivariate character of oceanic conditions and their effects on phytoplankton, a Factor Analysis was performed and three factors were retained. Factor 1, dominated by Florisphaera profunda and Gephyrocapsa oceanica, includes samples located under warm water masses and indicates the occurrence of calcite dissolution in the water column in the area offshore Chile. Factor 2 is related to cold, low-salinity surface-water masses from the Chilean upwelling, and is dominated by Emiliania huxleyi, Gephyrocapsa sp. < 3 µm, Coccolithus pelagicus and Gephyrocapsa muellerae. Factor 3 is linked to more saline, coastal upwelling areas where Calcidiscus leptoporus and Helicosphaera carteri are the dominant species.

Taxonomic Coverages

Chromista
rank: kingdom
rank: kingdom

Geographic Coverages

Event: GeoB7103-3, off Chile ; Event: GeoB7104-5, off Chile ; Event: GeoB7106-1, off Chile ; Event: GeoB7108-3, off Chile ; Event: GeoB7112-1, off Chile ; Event: GeoB7114-1, off Chile ; Event: GeoB7116-1, off Chile ; Event: GeoB7118-1, off Chile ; Event: GeoB7119-1, off Chile ; Event: GeoB7121-1, off Chile ; Event: GeoB7122-2, off Chile ; Event: GeoB7123-1, off Chile ; Event: GeoB7127-1, off Chile ; Event: GeoB7129-1, off Chile ; Event: GeoB7130-1, off Chile ; Event: GeoB7131-1, off Chile ; Event: GeoB7132-1, off Chile ; Event: GeoB7133-1, off Chile ; Event: GeoB7134-1, off Chile ; Event: GeoB7135-1, off Chile ; Event: GeoB7136-1, off Chile ; Event: GeoB7137-2, off Chile ; Event: GeoB7138-1, off Chile ; Event: GeoB7139-1, off Chile ; Event: GeoB7141-1, off Chile ; Event: GeoB7142-2, off Chile ; Event: GeoB7144-1, off Chile ; Event: GeoB7146-1, off Chile ; Event: GeoB7147-1, off Chile ; Event: GeoB7148-1, off Chile ; Event: GeoB7149-1, off Chile ; Event: GeoB7150-1, off Chile ; Event: GeoB7152-1, off Chile ; Event: GeoB7153-1, off Chile ; Event: GeoB7154-2, off Chile ; Event: GeoB7155-1, off Chile ; Event: GeoB7156-1, off Chile ; Event: GeoB7157-1, off Chile ; Event: GeoB7158-1, off Chile ; Event: GeoB7167-3, off Chile ; Event: GeoB7169-2, off Chile ; Event: GeoB7171-2, off Chile ; Event: GeoB7172-4, off Chile ; Event: GeoB7175-3, off Chile ; Event: GeoB7177-2, off Chile ; Event: GeoB7179-1, off Chile ; Event: GeoB7180-1, off Chile ; Event: GeoB7181-1, off Chile ; Event: GeoB7182-1, off Chile ; Event: GeoB7183-2, off Chile ; Event: GeoB7186-1, off Chile ; Event: GeoB7187-1, off Chile ; Event: GeoB7189-1, off Chile ; Event: GeoB7190-1, off Chile ; Event: GeoB7191-1, off Chile ; Event: GeoB7192-1, off Chile ; Event: GeoB7194-1, off Chile ; Event: GeoB7195-1, off Chile ; Event: GeoB7197-1, off Chile ; Event: GeoB7198-1, off Chile ; Event: GeoB7207-1, off Chile ; Event: GeoB7209-2, off Chile ; Event: GeoB7211-1, off Chile ; Event: GeoB7212-1, off Chile ; Event: GeoB7213-1, off Chile ; Event: GeoB7214-1, off Chile ; Event: GeoB7215-1, off Chile ; Event: ME0005A-04MC4, North Pacific Ocean ; Event: ME0005A-07MC3, North Pacific Ocean ; Event: ME0005A-08MC3, North Pacific Ocean ; Event: ME0005A-14MC2, North Pacific Ocean ; Event: ME0005A-15MC6, North Pacific Ocean ; Event: ME0005A-20MC8, North Pacific Ocean ; Event: ME0005A-21MC3, North Pacific Ocean ; Event: ME0005A-25MC5, South Pacific Ocean ; Event: ME0005A-29MC2, South Pacific Ocean ; Event: ME0005A-38MC2, North Pacific Ocean ; Event: ME0005A-41MC2, North Pacific Ocean ; Event: RR9702A-01MC4, South Pacific Ocean ; Event: RR9702A-04MC5, South Pacific Ocean ; Event: RR9702A-10MC2, South Pacific Ocean ; Event: RR9702A-20MC4, South Pacific Ocean ; Event: RR9702A-22MC3, South Pacific Ocean ; Event: RR9702A-24MC3, South Pacific Ocean ; Event: RR9702A-42MC1, South Pacific Ocean ; Event: RR9702A-46MC1, South Pacific Ocean ; Event: RR9702A-48MC4, South Pacific Ocean ; Event: RR9702A-50MC4, South Pacific Ocean ; Event: RR9702A-52MC3, South Pacific Ocean ; Event: RR9702A-54MC3, South Pacific Ocean ; Event: RR9702A-60MC2, South Pacific Ocean ; Event: RR9702A-62MC3, South Pacific Ocean ; Event: RR9702A-64MC1, South Pacific Ocean ; Event: RR9702A-66MC1, South Pacific Ocean ; Event: RR9702A-77MC2, South Pacific Ocean ; Event: RR9702A-80MC7, South Pacific Ocean ;

Bibliographic Citations

Contacts

Mariem Saavedra-Pellitero
originator

José-Abel Flores
originator

Karl-Heinz Baumann
originator

Francisco Javier Sierro
originator

metadata author
PANGAEA - Data Publisher for Earth & Environmental Science
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Frank-Oliver Glöckner
administrative point of contact

Robert Huber
administrative point of contact