Data report: Dinoflagellate cyst analysis of Neogene sediments from Sites 1095 and 1096, Antarctic Peninsula continental rise

Pudsey, Carol J.; Harland, Rex. 2002 Data report: Dinoflagellate cyst analysis of Neogene sediments from Sites 1095 and 1096, Antarctic Peninsula continental rise. In: Barker, Peter F.; Camerlenghi, Angelo; Acton, Gary D.; Ramsay, Anthony T.S., (eds.) Antarctic glacial history and sea-level change. College Station, Texas, Ocean Drilling Program, 10pp. (Proceedings of the Ocean Drilling Program. Scientific Results, 178).

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Abstract/Summary

Protoperidiniacean dinoflagellate cysts were identified in 19 of 28 samples from two sites on the Antarctic Peninsula continental rise. Cysts are most common in the lower Pliocene and upper Miocene and include species of Brigantedinium, Lejeunecysta, and Selenopemphix. Autotrophic gonyaulacacean dinoflagellate cysts are very rare in the samples. The dominance of taxa derived from assumed heterotrophic dinoflagellate motile forms may indicate high nutrient content in the surface waters, which sustained a considerable diatom population.

Item Type:	Publication - Book Section
Programmes:	BAS Programmes > Other
NORA Subject Terms:	Marine Sciences Biology and Microbiology
Date made live:	09 Sep 2011 12:46 +0 (UTC)
URI:	https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/15094

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