Orbitally forced Azolla blooms and Middle Eocene Arctic hydrology: Clues from palynology
| Autor: | Barke, J., Abels, H.A., Sangiorgi, F., Greenwood, D.R., Sweet, A.R., Donders, T., Reichart, G.-J., Lotter, A.F., Brinkhuis, H., Astronomical control on classic fluvial successions in the Bighorn basin (Wyoming, USA): Implications for duration of transient global warming events and rates of mammal turnover during the early Paleogene, Biomarine Sciences, Organic geochemistry & molecular biogeology, Palaeoecology, Sub Palaeoecology begr. 01-01-12, Stratigraphy and paleontology, Sub Biomarine Sciences begr. 01-01-12, Dep Biologie, Organic geochemistry, Coastal dynamics, Fluvial systems and Global change |
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| Přispěvatelé: | Astronomical control on classic fluvial successions in the Bighorn basin (Wyoming, USA): Implications for duration of transient global warming events and rates of mammal turnover during the early Paleogene, Biomarine Sciences, Organic geochemistry & molecular biogeology, Palaeoecology, Sub Palaeoecology begr. 01-01-12, Stratigraphy and paleontology, Sub Biomarine Sciences begr. 01-01-12, Dep Biologie, Organic geochemistry, Coastal dynamics, Fluvial systems and Global change, Barke, Judith, Abels, Hemmo A, Sangiorgi, Francesca, Greenwood, David R, Sweet, Arthur R, Donders, Timme, Reichart, Gert-Jan, Lotter, André F, Brinkhuis, Henk |
| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2011 |
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rain-forest
010504 meteorology & atmospheric sciences Earth & Environment 010502 geochemistry & geophysics medicine.disease_cause 01 natural sciences PG - Petroleum Geosciences Hydrology (agriculture) Pollen medicine Arctic hydrology 0105 earth and related environmental sciences Palynology biology Geology 15. Life on land Azolla biology.organism_classification Salinity Oceanography Arctic 13. Climate action Precession EELS - Earth Environmental and Life Sciences Surface runoff Geosciences |
| Zdroj: | EPIC3Geology, 39(5), pp. 427-430 Geology, 5, 39, 427-430 Geology, 39(5), 427. Geological Society of America |
| ISSN: | 0091-7613 |
| Popis: | The high abundances and cyclic distribution of remains of the freshwater fern Azolla in early-Middle Eocene sediments from the Arctic Ocean have previously been related to episodic surface-water freshening, which was speculated to be orbitally modulated. Our integrated palynological and cyclostratigraphical analysis of the recovered Azolla interval in Integrated Ocean Drilling Program (IODP) core 302-M0004A-11X resulted in the recognition of two clear periodicities: a dominant ~1.2 m cyclicity, which we relate to changes in obliquity (~40 k.y.), and a weaker ~0.7 m cyclicity, which we link to precession (~21 k.y.). Cycles in the abundances of Azolla, cysts of freshwater-tolerant dinoflagellates, and swamp-vegetation pollen show covariability in the obliquity domain. This strong correlation suggests periods of enhanced rainfall and runoff during Azolla blooms, presumably linked to increased local summer temperatures during obliquity maxima. Larix and bisaccate conifer pollen covary at the precession frequency, with peak occurrences corresponding to precession minima, possibly as a result of enhanced continental runoff from a more remote source area and a stronger seasonal contrast. Following the sudden demise of Azolla ca. 48.1 Ma, runoff (cycles) continued to influence the central Arctic at decreased intensity. This and a concomitant decline in swamp-vegetation pollen suggest edaphically drier conditions on land and decreased runoff into the Arctic Ocean, causing salinity changes, which might have been fatal for Azolla. Moreover, a sea-level rise, inferred from overall decreasing total terrestrial palynomorph concentrations, possibly facilitated oceanic connections. © 2011 Geological Society of America. |
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