Pliocene diatom and sponge spicule oxygen isotope ratios from the Bering Sea: isotopic offsets and future directions

Snelling, A.M.; Swann, G.E.A.; Pike, J.; Leng, M.J. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1115-5166. 2014 Pliocene diatom and sponge spicule oxygen isotope ratios from the Bering Sea: isotopic offsets and future directions. Climate of the Past Discussions, 10 (3). 2087-2104. https://doi.org/10.5194/cpd-10-2087-2014

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Abstract/Summary

Oxygen isotope analyses of different size fractions of Pliocene diatoms (δ18Odiatom) from the Bering Sea show no evidence of an isotope offset and support the use of bulk diatom species samples for palaeoceanographic reconstructions. Additional samples containing concentrations of sponge spicules produce δ18O values several per mille lower than δ18Odiatom with a calculated mean offset of 3.6‰ ± 0.7. This difference is significantly greater than modern day variations in water δ18O through the regional water column. Despite the potential for oxygen isotope disequilibrium within δ18Osponge, there appears to be some similarity between δ18Osponge and a global stacked benthic δ18Oforam record. This highlights the potential for δ18Osponge in palaeoenvironmental research at sites where carbonates are not readily preserved.

Item Type:	Publication - Article
Digital Object Identifier (DOI):	https://doi.org/10.5194/cpd-10-2087-2014
ISSN:	1814-9359
Additional Information. Not used in RCUK Gateway to Research.:	Climate of the Past (CP) is an international scientific journal dedicated to the publication and discussion of research articles, short communications and review papers on the climate history of the Earth. CP covers all temporal scales of climate change and variability, from geological time through to multidecadal studies of the last century. Studies focussing mainly on present and future climate are not within scope.
Date made live:	12 May 2014 12:39 +0 (UTC)
URI:	https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/507215

Item Type:

Publication - Article

Digital Object Identifier (DOI):

https://doi.org/10.5194/cpd-10-2087-2014

ISSN:

1814-9359

Additional Information. Not used in RCUK Gateway to Research.:

Climate of the Past (CP) is an international scientific journal dedicated to the publication and discussion of research articles, short communications and review papers on the climate history of the Earth. CP covers all temporal scales of climate change and variability, from geological time through to multidecadal studies of the last century. Studies focussing mainly on present and future climate are not within scope.

Date made live:

12 May 2014 12:39 +0 (UTC)

URI:

https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/507215