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Incarbona, Alessandro; Ziveri, Patrizia; Sabatino, Nadia; Salvagio Manta, Daniela; Sprovieri, Mario (2011): Coccolithophora and geochemistry of sapropel S1 in ODP Hole 160-964B [dataset publication series]. PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.811363, Supplement to: Incarbona, A et al. (2011): Conflicting coccolithophore and geochemical evidence for productivity levels in the Eastern Mediterranean sapropel S1. Marine Micropaleontology, 81(3-4), 131-143, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marmicro.2011.09.003

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Abstract:
The cyclic development of anoxic conditions in the eastern Mediterranean deep sea waters is one of the most fascinating research topics in paleoceanographic studies. In combination with bottom water stagnation, enhanced primary production is a common explanation for the deposition of organic-rich layers (sapropels). This is supported by extensive evidence from both geochemical and micropaleontological studies. The correspondence of recent sapropel layers with peaks of the lower photic zone coccolithophore species Florisphaera profunda has been interpreted as a proxy for the development of a deep chlorophyll maximum (DCM), due to the pycnocline/nutricline shallowing into the lower part of the photic zone.
We present millennial-scale data for coccolithophore assemblages from sediments across the most recent sapropel (S1), in the ODP Hole 964B drilled in the Ionian Sea. Relative and absolute abundances of taxa are compared with selected elemental composition of the bulk sediments.
The Mn/Al and Ba/Al profiles are used to determine the original thickness of the S1 interval, and show that the upper part of S1 was affected by post-depositional oxidation of organic matter. The Nannofossil Accumulation Rate, defined by the number of coccoliths/cm**2/kyr, suggests that there is no evidence of increased productivity within most of the sapropel layer. In fact, coccolithophore production was at its minimum in the lower part. Minimum coccolith concentrations are reached despite the increase in F. profunda in both relative and absolute abundance. We suggest that the DCM deduced from the increased productivity of this species did not significantly contribute to the putative overall increased primary productivity during the deposition of most of the sapropel layer.
Within the upper oxidized part of S1, coccolith accumulation was at least five times higher than in the lower part. This period of high coccolith productivity finds a counterpart in the increase of the Ba/Al ratio. The total concentration of coccoliths is again controlled by the amount of E. huxleyi, but it is also supported by concomitant increases in all the other groups, suggesting that coccolithophore productivity increased throughout the year and through the total vertical extent of the photic zone. At site 964, this is apparently the only moment when coccolithophores contributed substantially to the increased primary productivity generally assumed for the S1 layer.
Project(s):
Mediterranean Sea Acidification in a Changing Climate (MedSeA)
Ocean Drilling Program (ODP)
Funding:
Seventh Framework Programme (FP7), grant/award no. 265103: Mediterranean Sea Acidification in a Changing Climate
Coverage:
Latitude: 36.260300 * Longitude: 17.752500
Date/Time Start: 1995-03-18T21:30:00 * Date/Time End: 1995-03-19T10:30:00
Event(s):
160-964B * Latitude: 36.260300 * Longitude: 17.752500 * Date/Time Start: 1995-03-18T21:30:00 * Date/Time End: 1995-03-19T10:30:00 * Elevation: -3658.0 m * Penetration: 102 m * Recovery: 105.26 m * Location: Eastern Basin * Campaign: Leg160 * Basis: Joides Resolution * Method/Device: Drilling/drill rig (DRILL) * Comment: 11 core; 102 m cored; 0 m drilled; 103.2 % recovery
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Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported (CC-BY-3.0)
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  1. Incarbona, A; Ziveri, P; Sabatino, N et al. (2013): (Table S2) Coccolithophora in sapropel S1 of ODP Hole 160-964B, filtering preparation. https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.811357
  2. Incarbona, A; Ziveri, P; Sabatino, N et al. (2011): (Table S3) Coccolithophora in sapropel S1 of ODP Hole 160-964B, smear slide counts. https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.811361
  3. Incarbona, A; Ziveri, P; Sabatino, N et al. (2011): (Table S2) Relative abundance of coccolithophora in sapropel S1 of ODP Hole 160-964B, filtering preparation. https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.811360
  4. Incarbona, A; Ziveri, P; Sabatino, N et al. (2011): (Table S3) Relative abundance of coccolithophora in sapropel S1 of ODP Hole 160-964B, smear slide counts. https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.811362
  5. Incarbona, A; Ziveri, P; Sabatino, N et al. (2011): (Table S1) Bulk sediment trace element concentrations in sapropel S1 of ODP Hole 160-964B. https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.811356