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Werner, Friedrich (1968): (Table1) Frequency of well defined bioturbation in sediments of the Eckernförder Bay, Western Baltic Sea [dataset]. PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.782971, Supplement to: Werner, F (1968): Gefügeanalyse feingeschichteter Schlicksedimente der Eckernförder Bucht (westliche Ostsee). Meyniana, 18, 79-105, https://doi.org/10.2312/meyniana.1968.18.79

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Abstract:
The lamination and burrowing patterns in 17 box cores were analyzed with the aid of X-ray photographs and thin sections. A standardized method of log plotting made statistical analysis of the data possible. Several 'structure types' were established, although it was realized that the boundaries are purely arbitrary divisions in what can sometimes be a continuous sequence. In the transition zone between marginal sand facies and fine-grained basin facies, muddy sediment is found which contains particularly well differentiated, alternating laminae. This zone is also characterized by layers rich in plant remains.
The alternation of laminae shows a high degree of statistical scattering. Even though a small degree of cyclic periodicity could be defined, it was impossible to correlate individual layers from core to core across the bay. However, through a statistical handling of the plots, zones could be separated on the basis of the number of sand layers they contained. These more or minder sandy zones clarified the bottom reflections seen in the records of the echograph from the area.
The manner of facies change across the bay, suggests that no strong bottom currents are effective in the Eckernförde Bay. The marked asymmetry between the north and south flanks of the profile can be attributed to the stronger action of waves on the more exposed areas. Grain size analyses were made from the more homogeneous units found in a core from the transition-facies zone. The results indicate that the most pronounced differences between layers appear in the silt range, and although the differences are slight, they are statistically significant. Layers rich in plant remains were wet-sieved in order to separate the plant detritus. This was than analyzed in a sediment settling balance and found to be hydrodynamically equivalent to a well-sorted, finegrained sand. A special, rhythmic cross-bedding type with dimensions in the millimeter range, has been named 'Crypto-cross-lamination' and is thought to represent rapid sedimentation in an area where only very weak bottom currents are present. It is found only in the deepest part of the basin.
Relatively large sand grains, scattered within layers of clayey-silty matrix, seem to be transported by flotation. Thin section examination showed that the inner part of Eckernförder Bay carbonate grains (e. g. Foraminifera shells) were preserved throughout the cores, while in the outer part of the bay they were not present. Well defined tracks and burrows are relatively rare in all of the facies in comparision to the generally strongly developed deformation burrowing. The application of special measures for the deformation burrowing allowed to plot their intensity in profile for each core. A degree of regularity could be found in these burrowing intensity plots, with higher values appearing in the sandy facies, but with no clear differences between sand and silt layers in the transition facies. Small sections in the profiles of the deepest part of the bay show no bioturbation at all.
Coverage:
Median Latitude: 54.514365 * Median Longitude: 10.015065 * South-bound Latitude: 54.469040 * West-bound Longitude: 9.922650 * North-bound Latitude: 54.559690 * East-bound Longitude: 10.107480
Date/Time Start: 1965-01-01T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1967-01-01T00:00:00
Minimum DEPTH, sediment/rock: 0.25 m * Maximum DEPTH, sediment/rock: 1.75 m
Event(s):
EckernforderBay1968 * Latitude Start: 54.469040 * Longitude Start: 9.922650 * Latitude End: 54.559690 * Longitude End: 10.107480 * Date/Time Start: 1965-01-01T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1967-01-01T00:00:00 * Elevation Start: -17.0 m * Elevation End: -30.5 m * Location: Eckernfoerder Bay, Western Baltic Sea * Method/Device: Box corer (BC)
Comment:
Bioturbation here includes only well defined tracks and burrows ('Gestaltungswühlgefüge'), it does not include deformation burrowing ('Verformungswühlgefüge').
Parameter(s):
#NameShort NameUnitPrincipal InvestigatorMethod/DeviceComment
Sample IDSample IDWerner, Friedrich
Elevation 2Elev2m a.s.l.Werner, Friedrichexact water depth at sampling point
DEPTH, sediment/rockDepth sedmGeocode
Depth, top/minDepth topmWerner, Friedrich
Depth, bottom/maxDepth botmWerner, Friedrich
BioturbationBioturbation#Werner, FriedrichX-ray radiographyfrequency
Area/localityAreaWerner, Friedrich
Size:
342 data points

Data

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Area
2064-21.50.250.00.512Querprofil Eckernförder Bucht (S)
2064-21.50.750.51.07Querprofil Eckernförder Bucht (S)
2064-21.51.251.01.510Querprofil Eckernförder Bucht (S)
2058-23.00.250.00.515Querprofil Eckernförder Bucht (S)
2058-23.00.750.51.09Querprofil Eckernförder Bucht (S)
2058-23.01.251.01.54Querprofil Eckernförder Bucht (S)
2058-23.01.751.52.05Querprofil Eckernförder Bucht (S)
2057-25.00.250.00.510Querprofil Eckernförder Bucht
2057-25.00.750.51.06Querprofil Eckernförder Bucht
2057-25.01.251.01.53Querprofil Eckernförder Bucht
2057-25.01.751.52.05Querprofil Eckernförder Bucht
2056-26.00.250.00.526Querprofil Eckernförder Bucht
2056-26.00.750.51.014Querprofil Eckernförder Bucht
2056-26.01.251.01.510Querprofil Eckernförder Bucht
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2055-26.51.251.01.53Querprofil Eckernförder Bucht
2055-26.51.751.52.02Querprofil Eckernförder Bucht
2048-28.00.250.00.520Querprofil Eckernförder Bucht
2048-28.00.750.51.025Querprofil Eckernförder Bucht
2048-28.01.251.01.511Querprofil Eckernförder Bucht
2069-27.00.250.00.523Querprofil Eckernförder Bucht (N)
2069-27.00.750.51.017Querprofil Eckernförder Bucht (N)
2069-27.01.251.01.516Querprofil Eckernförder Bucht (N)
2049-25.00.250.00.523Querprofil Eckernförder Bucht (N)
2049-25.00.750.51.022Querprofil Eckernförder Bucht (N)
2049-25.01.251.01.528Querprofil Eckernförder Bucht (N)
2049-25.01.751.52.016Querprofil Eckernförder Bucht (N)
2051-22.00.250.00.59Querprofil Eckernförder Bucht (N)
2051-22.00.750.51.013Querprofil Eckernförder Bucht (N)
2123-21.50.250.00.54Innerer Teil Eckernförder Bucht
2123-21.50.750.51.011Innerer Teil Eckernförder Bucht
2123-21.51.251.01.57Innerer Teil Eckernförder Bucht
2124-23.50.250.00.533Innerer Teil Eckernförder Bucht
2124-23.50.750.51.031Innerer Teil Eckernförder Bucht
2124-23.51.251.01.532Innerer Teil Eckernförder Bucht
2124-23.51.751.52.07Innerer Teil Eckernförder Bucht
2146-24.00.250.00.535Innerer Teil Eckernförder Bucht
2146-24.00.750.51.027Innerer Teil Eckernförder Bucht
2146-24.01.251.01.534Innerer Teil Eckernförder Bucht
2146-24.01.751.52.02Innerer Teil Eckernförder Bucht
2010-26.00.250.00.515Ausgang Eckernförder Bucht
2010-26.00.750.51.018Ausgang Eckernförder Bucht
2010-26.01.251.01.54Ausgang Eckernförder Bucht
2010-26.01.751.52.05Ausgang Eckernförder Bucht
2008-28.00.750.51.04Ausgang Eckernförder Bucht
2008-28.01.251.01.513Ausgang Eckernförder Bucht
2008-28.01.751.52.09Ausgang Eckernförder Bucht
2009-30.50.750.51.014Ausgang Eckernförder Bucht
2009-30.51.251.01.512Ausgang Eckernförder Bucht
2009-30.51.751.52.07Ausgang Eckernförder Bucht
2060-17.00.250.00.514S. Eckernförder Bucht
2060-17.00.750.51.02S. Eckernförder Bucht
2034-20.00.250.00.524S. Eckernförder Bucht
2034-20.00.750.51.018S. Eckernförder Bucht
2034-20.01.251.01.56S. Eckernförder Bucht