Radiocarbon Age Offsets Between Two Surface Dwelling Planktonic Foraminifera Species During Abrupt Climate Events in the SW Iberian Margin.
Radiocarbon Age Offsets Between Two Surface Dwelling Planktonic Foraminifera Species During Abrupt Climate Events in the SW Iberian Margin.
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西伊比利亚边缘突发气候事件期间两种表层浮游有孔虫物种之间的放射性碳年龄抵消。
DOI:
10.1029/2018pa003490
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发表时间:
2019
影响因子:
3.5
通讯作者:
Ausín B
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作者:
Ausín B
This study identifies temporal biases in the radiocarbon ages of the planktonic foraminifera speciesGlobigerina bulloidesandGlobigerinoides ruber(white) in a sediment core from the SW Iberian margin (so‐calledShackleton site). Leaching of the outer shell and measurement of the radiocarbon content of both the leachate and leached sample enabled us to identify surface contamination of the tests and its impact on their14C ages. Incorporation of younger radiocarbon on the outer shell affected both species and had a larger impact downcore. Interspecies comparison of the14C ages of the leached samples reveal systematic offsets with14C ages forG. ruberbeing younger thanG. bulloidesages during the last deglaciation and part of the Early and mid‐Holocene. The greatest offsets (up to 1,030 years) were found during Heinrich Stadial 1, the Younger Dryas, and part of the Holocene. The potential factors differentially affecting these two planktonic species were assessed by complementary14C, oxygen and carbon isotopes, and species abundance determinations. The coupled effect of bioturbation with changes in the abundance ofG. ruberis invoked to account for the large age offsets. Our results highlight that14C ages of planktonic foraminifera might be largely compromised even in settings characterized by high sediment accumulation rates. Thus, a careful assessment of potential temporal biases must be performed prior to using14C ages for paleoclimate investigations or radiocarbon calibrations (e.g., marine calibration curve Marine13, Reimer et al., 2013, https://doi.org/10.2458/azu_js_rc.55.16947).