Kennedy, Ruth; Biro, Mariann; Oliver, Simon (2023): New records of benthic foraminifera in the surface sediments of the Little Neston saltmarsh of the Dee Estuary in England, UK [dataset]. PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.956788
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Abstract:
We investigated the community composition of benthic foraminifera in surface sediments taken from 8 sample stations in the Little Neston salt marsh, in England (UK). Constrained cluster analyses determined a zonation pattern in the spatial variability, composition, and richness of benthic foraminiferal species relative to the tidal frame that was constrained by elevation and salinity (as a secondary influence) in our study area. Stations across the high and mid marshes contained a high proportion of agglutinated foraminifera, whereas the low marsh and mudflats were dominated by calcareous species, which is consistent with reports from other latitudinally similar salt marsh habitats. The exceptionally low proportion of morphological abnormalities in the foraminiferal tests that we sampled suggests that the Little Neston salt marsh is a pristine, unpolluted environment. New micropaleontological occurrence records for the Little Neston salt marsh are presented, which will be useful for reconstructing Holocene relative sea-level changes and contribute to global databases: PANGAEA® Data Publisher.
Supplement to:
Kennedy, Ruth; Biro, Mariann; Oliver, Simon (in prep.): The community composition of UK Benthic foraminifera at Little Neston Saltmarsh and Dulas Bay Estuary.
Coverage:
Median Latitude: 53.278300 * Median Longitude: -3.073550 * South-bound Latitude: 53.276800 * West-bound Longitude: -3.077700 * North-bound Latitude: 53.279400 * East-bound Longitude: -3.070300
Date/Time Start: 2022-05-21T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 2022-05-21T00:00:00
Minimum DEPTH, sediment/rock: 0 m * Maximum DEPTH, sediment/rock: 0 m
Event(s):
Neston_N1 * Latitude: 53.279400 * Longitude: -3.070300 * Date/Time: 2022-05-21T00:00:00 * Elevation: -7.0 m * Location: Neston, Dee Estuary, England * Comment: Transect 1
Parameter(s):
| # | Name | Short Name | Unit | Principal Investigator | Method/Device | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Event label | Event | Kennedy, Ruth | |||
| 2 | Latitude of event | Latitude | Kennedy, Ruth | |||
| 3 | Longitude of event | Longitude | Kennedy, Ruth | |||
| 4 | Elevation of event | Elevation | m | Kennedy, Ruth | ||
| 5 | Date/Time of event | Date/Time | Kennedy, Ruth | |||
| 6 | Sample mass | Samp m | g | Kennedy, Ruth | ||
| 7 | Method comment | Method comm | Kennedy, Ruth | Sieve 500 µm | ||
| 8 | Method comment | Method comm | Kennedy, Ruth | Sieve63 µm | ||
| 9 | Method comment | Method comm | Kennedy, Ruth | Sieve 500 µm | ||
| 10 | Transect | Transect | Kennedy, Ruth | |||
| 11 | DEPTH, sediment/rock | Depth sed | m | Kennedy, Ruth | Geocode | |
| 12 | Ammonia beccarii | A. beccarii | # | Kennedy, Ruth | Counting >63 µm fraction | |
| 13 | Bolivina sp. | Bolivina sp. | # | Kennedy, Ruth | Counting >63 µm fraction | |
| 14 | Bulimina sp. | Bulimina sp. | # | Kennedy, Ruth | Counting >63 µm fraction | |
| 15 | Cribroelphidium excavatum | C. excavatum | # | Kennedy, Ruth | Counting >63 µm fraction | |
| 16 | Elphidium williamsoni | E. williamsoni | # | Kennedy, Ruth | Counting >63 µm fraction | |
| 17 | Haynesina germanica | H. germanica | # | Kennedy, Ruth | Counting >63 µm fraction | |
| 18 | Haplophragmoides wilberti | H. wilberti | # | Kennedy, Ruth | Counting >63 µm fraction | |
| 19 | Jadammina macrescens | J. macrescens | # | Kennedy, Ruth | Counting >63 µm fraction | |
| 20 | Lagena sp. | Lagena sp. | # | Kennedy, Ruth | Counting >63 µm fraction | |
| 21 | Miliammina sp. | Miliammina sp. | # | Kennedy, Ruth | Counting >63 µm fraction | |
| 22 | Oolina sp. | Oolina sp. | # | Kennedy, Ruth | Counting >63 µm fraction | |
| 23 | Rosalina sp. | Rosalina sp. | # | Kennedy, Ruth | Counting >63 µm fraction | |
| 24 | Trochammina inflata | T. inflata | # | Kennedy, Ruth | Counting >63 µm fraction | |
| 25 | Triloculina sp. | Triloculina sp. | # | Kennedy, Ruth | Counting >63 µm fraction | |
| 26 | Quinqueloculina sp. | Quinqueloculina sp. | # | Kennedy, Ruth | Counting >63 µm fraction | |
| 27 | Sum | Sum | # | Kennedy, Ruth | Counting >63 µm fraction | |
| 28 | Foraminifera, benthic calcareous | Foram benth calc | # | Kennedy, Ruth | Counting >63 µm fraction | |
| 29 | Foraminifera, benthic agglutinated | Foram benth agg | # | Kennedy, Ruth | Counting >63 µm fraction |
Status:
Curation Level: Enhanced curation (CurationLevelC)
Size:
184 data points